Diversion Diversion - the Router Ad-Blocker

[grub]

Doesn't work for me at all. I made a short video showing what happens to me on my Android devices. Sorry for the bad camera work but hopefully it's visible enough to get my point across on my experience.

A lot of apps, including some YouTube implementations, hard code in a default DNS. Often these are 8.8.8.8. You should block all outgoing DNS from everything but your DNS device.
Our Sony TV was doing this.

 

[doczenith1]

Setup an OpenVPN server on your router, and always connect to it from your mobile devices, that way you can benefit from Diversion "anywhere".

And don't forget to set this option in the OpenVPN server advanced settings to yes:

 

[Ninko]

Hi,
Are you planning on adding a GUI?

Thanks

 

[5stringdeath]

Hi,
Are you planning on adding a GUI?

Thanks

It's "b" then "8"

What more is there to see?

 

[Asad Ali]

Hi,
Are you planning on adding a GUI?

Thanks

Yes he is when the time allows.

 

[Asad Ali]

It's "b" then "8"

What more is there to see?

I believe he's talking about Diversion GUI in the router WebUI and [mention]thelonelycoder [/mention] is indeed working on it.

 

[distilled]

VPN into your home’s secure router when off your wifi. I’m not even out of the driveway when my phone flips it on.

I get that, but it seems a bit excessive, when (Android users) can just install Vanced. I am not saying Diversion blocking YT ads isn't a good thing, only that it will have no impact on Vanced, they are in entirely different ballparks.

 

[Opasen]

Hmmm...that seems a bit like IFTTT meets Apple's Shortcuts.

Pretty much but it works great for my single use

I saw your comment here and it will be great if someone with the proper knowledge and some time can make a separate thread with an step by step guide on how to accomplish this
Thank you.

Create a new thread and let others chime in with their preferences/suggestions

 

[majnu]

A lot of apps, including some YouTube implementations, hard code in a default DNS. Often these are 8.8.8.8. You should block all outgoing DNS from everything but your DNS device.
Our Sony TV was doing this.

I'm a novice to all of this. To do that shall I follow what this chap posted?
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/block-all-dns-except.55429/#post-470705
Tick enable Network services filter. Then type in port 53 and use tcp and udp. Apply changes.

 

[Asad Ali]

I'm a novice to all of this. To do that shall I follow what this chap posted?
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/block-all-dns-except.55429/#post-470705
Tick enable Network services filter. Then type in port 53 and use tcp and udp. Apply changes.

It's way easier than all this:

In your router Web-UI, go to DNSFilter under LAN.
- Set 'Enable DNS-based Filtering' to ON.
- Set 'Global Filter Mode' to 'Router'.
- Click Apply.

 

[majnu]

It's way easier than all this:

In your router Web-UI, go to DNSFilter under LAN.
- Set 'Enable DNS-based Filtering' to ON.
- Set 'Global Filter Mode' to 'Router'.
- Click Apply.

That was already setup before. Ads still appear.

 

[Asad Ali]

That was already setup before. Ads still appear.

As you read during the initial setup, some ads will still appear and they will decrease once the googlevideo subdomains are populated and start to get reused.

In any case it's all experimental for now and it's possible that it won't work as expected for some guys.

 

[AntonK]

Hi,

Are these little semi-translucent ads handled by Diversion's YouTube ad blocking capabilities (see attached)?

Anton

 

[thelonelycoder]

Hi,

Are these little semi-translucent ads handled by Diversion's YouTube ad blocking capabilities (see attached)?

AntonView attachment 23457

The feature is called YT video ads...

 

[Asad Ali]

Hi,

Are these little semi-translucent ads handled by Diversion's YouTube ad blocking capabilities (see attached)?

AntonView attachment 23457

No.

 

[AntonK]

The feature is called YT video ads...

Thanks

 

[nzwayne]

YT Ad blocking topic...after enabling the function in Diversion, what's the learning required? Been using YT (not signed in as a user) for last 4-5 hours, Ads still appearing after each or second music video? Technical setup RT-AX88U on 384.18 alpha 1, Diversion 4.1.12, Skynet, Unbound etc.
| Tried closing & opening Firefox browser, which as per 'Security & Privacy' setting would flush cache didn't help. After I rebooted my desktop, now the YT Ads slowly being blocked. Within an hour of playing music videos, none. This function is really cool!! Thks, yippee...

 

[doczenith1]

VPN into your home’s secure router when off your wifi. I’m not even out of the driveway when my phone flips it on.

I get that, but it seems a bit excessive, when (Android users) can just install Vanced. I am not saying Diversion blocking YT ads isn't a good thing, only that it will have no impact on Vanced, they are in entirely different ballparks.

I'm guessing that @heysoundude is turning on their vpn when they leave their house mainly for general ad blocking when they are not at home as well as security if they connect to a public hotspot. The blocking of YouTube ads is just icing on the cake.

 

[distilled]

I'm guessing that @heysoundude is turning on their vpn when they leave their house mainly for general ad blocking when they are not at home as well as security if they connect to a public hotspot. The blocking of YouTube ads is just icing on the cake.

Agreed. My VPN comes on automatically to stay connected to HA (which has Blue Iris integrated). The asuswrt: integration does pretty solid presence detection, and command_line: lets you reconfigure the LAN based on who is home. HA is my COVID time-killer lately.

But yeah, I don't see Diversion - great that it is - being in any way related to Vanced. One is an overall better YT experience with one of the benefits being lack of ads, the other is a great evolution of ab-solutions that is faster than PiHole and HA's AdGuard integration. Different worlds.

 

[gspannu]

Need some assistance with my setup..

RT-AX88U running Diversion & DNSCrypt-Proxy

Requirements:
- All of my clients to go through DNSCrypt & Diversion Ad-Blocking
- 2 of my clients to totally bypass Diversion, but still use DNSCrypt.

On searching the forums and Diversion website; there is a suggested solution listed on Diversion FAQ here
.... It says that I set the DNS to 8.8.8.8, ... but I want the excluded clients to still use DNSCrypt-Proxy

Spoiler: Copied from Diversion FAQ

How to exclude a client from ad-blocking
In your router Web-UI, go to DNS-Filtering
- set 'Enable DNS-based Filtering' to ON
- set 'Global Filter Mode' to 'NO filtering'
- fill in 'Custom (user-defined) DNS 1' with, for example, Google's DNS 8.8.8.8
- select your client(s) in the Client List and set 'Filter Mode' 'Custom 1'
- click Apply

Now the client(s) in the Client list get the DNS from google and not from your router.

Q: What settings do I put in the DNS Filter section (or elsewhere)?

Seeking advise...