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    ASUS RT-AC68U - The correct way to configure DNS for Pi-Hole (standalone device)

    I'm running the latest "Fork" firmware Asuswrt-Merlin 374.43 LTS release V44E5 I've set up Pi-Hole on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and I have it plugged directly into my ASUS RT-AC68U. I've configured a static IP address for the Raspberry Pi... 192.168.1.2 using the DHCP settings on the ASUS...
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    Free (or very cheap) OpenVPN services with multiple US locations

    I'm looking to dip my toe into the OpenVPN pool for certain devices on my home network via my ASUS RT-AC68U router. I'm living in the US and I'm trying to find a free or very cheap OpenVPN service that has multiple US endpoints to get around some regional restrictions for streaming content...
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    Privacy Badger found tracker in ASUS firmware - query.yahooapis.com

    I installed the Privacy Badger plugin for Firefox. When I load the web gui for my ASUS RT-AC68U, Privacy Badger flags one tracker: query.yahooapis.com (see attached screenshot). Any idea what this is for? If it's not really needed, I'd like to see it taken out of the merlin builds and forks...
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    ASUS DHCP Hashing Algorithm?

    Does anyone know how the ASUS DHCP IP address allocation works? The IP address assignment appears to be somewhat randomly distributed across the IP pool and my devices almost always get the same IP address assigned to them so I assume there's some kind of hashing algorithm in play, probably...
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    Recommended USB drives

    I'd like to set up a DLNA Media Server on my RT-AC68U. Are there any specific USB drives that people recommend? Does it play nice with SSD drives? Are there any known issues or pitfalls to using an external USB drive?
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