NextDNS CLI on Asus stock?

[Mr Tvardovsky]

Dear SNB Community,

I am sorry if I am asking this question in a wrong place. But since @RMerlin's firmware is a part of the context, maybe it makes some sense.

I am a happy user of NextDNS CLI on my main RT-AC86U running 386.3_2. I am wondering if it would be possible to install it this way https://github.com/nextdns/nextdns/wiki/AsusWRT-Merlin on ASUS stock firmware with SSH access enabled?

 

[dave14305]

Stock firmware lacks the Merlin ability to customize dnsmasq.conf in order to point it to the Nextdns CLI daemon.

 

[Mr Tvardovsky]

Thank you very much, it's clear.

Then I understand the only way to use encrypted NextDNS on (the latest) stock is to configure it as DoT. I read some users had issues with it - anybody running NextDNS this way and happy?

 

[gattaca]

I've been using a manual + NextDNS DOT setup since we all started talking about NextDNS. I do not run the NextDNS client. Yes, I changed dnsmasq.conf to make it play nice with others various guidance over the past 2 years. I'm not sure I understand what all the settings actually perform, so once I got it working, I left it alone. YMMV.

 

[torstein]

Any updates on this midway through 2024? Does the latest Asus-WRT firmware allow to set up NextDNS without merlin, or is it the same as before, ie not possible?

 

[rudoyeugene]

Just buy annual subscription and use NEXTDNS on official way, simply via stock Asus WAN settings. I use like that, works flawlessly.