Recent content by aru

I honestly had a moment where I forgot I was on SNBForums and thought I’d accidentally wandered into a National Geographic website. Stunning shots.

I’m starting to think that picking up two second-hand GT-AX6000 units to complete my AiMesh setup is a really affordable, stable, and practical solution.

Previously, I asked the bot to help me write a script. Its main purpose is to display the dBm signal strength of each device so I can fine-tune the roaming assistant threshold for smoother roaming. It also shows whether the 5 GHz bandwidth is maintaining 160 MHz. An additional feature...

The collective user complaints about Sonos problems aren't actually caused by the routers themselves, right? Otherwise the CEO wouldn't have stepped down in January. https://newsroom.sonos.com/254650-sonos-announces-ceo-transition/

This is very likely a side effect of IGMP version mismatch. Take my environment as an example: I have three GT-AX6000s in an AiMesh setup. To match my switch (HP-2530-8G), which only supports up to IGMP v2, I manually set the main router to v2. However, I discovered that this setting did not...

It seems that starting from Scribe v3.2.6, /opt/etc/logrotate.d/A01global uses a centralized management approach. Unless there is a need to override the default behavior, there is no need to create additional logrotate configuration files. Thanks to the developer for the clear explanation and...

I only need to create configuration files containing the keywords I want to filter in the /opt/etc/logrotate.d and /opt/etc/syslog-ng.d directories. The Scribe plugin will then automatically load them into the Web UI for easier viewing and management. If I want to disable the filtering later, I...

You can try using Scribe addon together with uiScribe. They’re very practical for categorizing and organizing system logs, making them much more intuitive and easier to review.

Everyone’s home network setup, internet speed, number of devices, and usage habits are different, so someone else’s experience may not fully apply, and blindly following it could cause problems. Receiving a large amount of practical advice, use cases, and operational tips at once may leave a...

I really enjoy reading RMerlin’s reviews and outlooks on firmware development. He frames it as a journey throughout the year, almost like writing a diary, rather than a cold, dry changelog. Not only does he recap past improvements, but he also mentions the development pace and potential updates...

Kudos to the Merlin team! Saying goodbye to AiCloud keeps our routers cleaner, safer, and more controllable. Thanks for keeping user security a top priority!

I think Diversion's reports are very comprehensive, allowing you to see the domain usage and blocking status for each device directly. I haven't used Pi-hole myself, so I'm not sure if it can provide similar functionality.

Ah, I see — thank you so much for taking the time to analyze and explain this. I really appreciate it! :)

You're right, .arpa isn’t only for private IPs, and it’s possible some of the lookups are generated by the router itself. I checked the NextDNS Logs, and there actually aren’t that many .arpa queries — most of them are old (around mid-September). No new ones have appeared recently. However...

By default, DNS Director is enabled and the router is set to Router mode, so internal devices should theoretically be unable to bypass the router—but in practice, it seems they can. Since SDN and Guest Network Pro are not used, .arpa queries will not originate from SDN or Guest Network Pro...