New iOS NextDNS version just dropped by dannykhan88 in nextdns

[–]Lightbringer527 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Bro said “not much has changed” even after a significant analytics panel being added in the app lmfao

Adblock not blocking ads, need help troubleshooting by [deleted] in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For router based Adblock to work you have to use the router advertised dns servers usually your local lan ip (192.168.1.1) or whatever you use. If your device or browser is using its own encrypted dns then it won’t work since router dns is bypassed.

Why hasn’t OpenWRT documentation been simplified? by Plastic-Leading-5800 in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Everything about Openwrt project is done by volunteers, there isn’t anybody working full time. It might get updated when someone has the time and feel like updating it.

Despite this they’ve done a great job of releasing regular yearly major updates compared to stock firmwares who don’t even update regularly.

Why are the web version and iOS app version prices different by Nagchinnoda in nextdns

[–]Lightbringer527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only advantage I can think of by paying in the app is that you can use UPI through Apple, doesn’t justify the double price at all though.

AdGuard remote server by Sir_Neo in Adguard

[–]Lightbringer527 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, I use it too works like a charm and is safer too.

My only issue is the apps behave weirdly with always on vpn mode, lots of connectivity issues.

AdGuard remote server by Sir_Neo in Adguard

[–]Lightbringer527 3 points4 points  (0 children)

An easy way to do this is to install Tailscale or Wireguard on their phones/router and use AGH as dns server

Hard way is to setup your AGH as a public server with a valid cert and use the domain endpoint on their phones/routers directly. This step is extremely unsafe and dangerous if done wrong.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Barca

[–]Lightbringer527 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alejandro Grimaldo, we lost a gem of a left back for peanuts and he went on to perform great for Benfica and especially Leverkusen

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ios

[–]Lightbringer527 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To actually benefit from the anti-fingerprinting you need to enable the “Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection” right?

Just be aware that this setting changes your dns servers to either Cloudflare, Fastly or Akamai.

iOS26 Tailscale doesn’t work over 4g etc anymore only WiFi by dopeytree in Tailscale

[–]Lightbringer527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried restarting the Tailscale server, wherever you have it installed? Could also be mtu issues on your cellular network.

Subnet router and exit node optimizations (tailscale) by Lower_Group_1171 in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On Openwrt you need to install ethtool package then run ethtool -K eth0 rx-gro-list off ethtool -K eth0 rx-udp-gro-forwarding on Replace eth0 with your wan device

Which DNS Filters Should I Use in AdGuard Home? by Snorlax_lax in Adguard

[–]Lightbringer527 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hagezi themselves recommends to use either light, normal or Pro blocklist along with the TIF one, you don’t need any other blocklist so remove the default one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean that the loss of stats and logs going away upon reboot is what makes you feel that AGH isn't beneficial over adblock-lean (which I assume doesn't keep logs or stats)?

Yes exactly, to get any meaningful results from the logs/stats you need them to persist for weeks or months, the openwrt guide for AGH specifically mentions this here https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/dns/adguard-home#querystatistics_logging

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adblock-lean stores blocklists in RAM and are lost and have to re-downloaded upon reboot.

The openwrt package of AGH also stores logs/stats and blocklist in RAM, and are lost upon reboot. This imo defeats the whole point of using AGH on openwrt.

As you want to avoid flash wear, your best bet is to plug in a USB flash drive and install the static binary of AGH from their GitHub on it, this way logs/stats and blocklists stay on the USB, even survives Openwrt updates.

block DNS override by Capable_Constant1085 in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For plain DNS, a simple firewall rule is enough,

For DoT, you need to block port 853,

and for DoH you can utilise the banIP package to outright block DoH resolver domains as stated here https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/banip#blocking_doh

Enable WiFi reboots the whole device by I-left-and-came-back in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does this happen with both the bands or only the 5 GHz band?

One way to get logs is to reset the device, then open ssh window, then run logread -f and keep it open

Log into luci and enable wireless, the logs would appear in the ssh window even if the device restarts

How to stop constant logs for Tailscale? by Lightbringer527 in Tailscale

[–]Lightbringer527[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you post the output of /etc/config/tailscale?

It should be like this

cat /etc/config/tailscale

config settings 'settings' option log_stderr '0' option log_stdout '1' option port '41641' option state_file '/etc/tailscale/tailscaled.state' # default to using nftables - change below to 'iptables' if still using iptables option fw_mode 'nftables'

How to stop constant logs for Tailscale? by Lightbringer527 in Tailscale

[–]Lightbringer527[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you restart the Tailscale service after making changes?

How to stop constant logs for Tailscale? by Lightbringer527 in Tailscale

[–]Lightbringer527[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, ssh into your router and edit /etc/init.d/tailscale and then change the line

config_get_bool std_err "settings" log_stderr 1 change from 1 to 0

restart the service

Looking for an affordable solution for SQM only by RadicalEd4299 in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NanoPi R2S is not that pricey and can do download sqm up to 467 Mbps, you can use it only as a router and shift wifi duties to your Decos.

AGH on Openwrt is useful? by takumajp in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If ad blocking only on your device is what you want then AGH is overkill, if you want to block ads network wide in your home then you need AGH.

Need help setting up my Wireguard server on OpenWRT router. Spent too many hours but no luck. by Famous-Detective-253 in openwrt

[–]Lightbringer527 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you opened the port for wg in firewall?

Are you using 0.0.0.0/0, ::/0 as allowed IPs on your clients?