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Yeah, I've been using NextDNS for a few months (paid) and their Parental Controls do not cut it. Very limited. And Google Family does not work on Mac at all.

I'm trying to find something that will allow me to set a rule which will block my son from accessing certain websites (on his Mac) for more than 1 hour per day. There are plenty of solution for setting a schedule, say, only 4pm-5pm, including the Asus built in Parent control. No good. With...

So just running Diversion & NextDNS CLI at the same time won't work well? With above setup, can you still manage individual nextdns configs for different clients based on MAC address? Thanks!

Brilliant! They've thought of everything. Thanks!

NextDNS is working great on my Asus ... but it makes the CBS app on my Roku and Chromecast unusable (due to ad blocking.) Is there any way to permit that app or device to bypass filters?

I want to block some websites (discord, youtube) during school hours when my son is on his Mac for school. What's the easiest way to accomplish this? Haven't found any Mac software that will do it. I tried setting dnsfilter.com -- but it's not working. I'm on the verge of writing a cron script...

I'm trying to block porn etc from kids devices. Sorry if noob question! In WAN I have DNS set to AdGuard (because I want to block ads for all devices), with DoT set to "CleanBrowsing 1 security" In LAN - DHCP Server I have: In DNSFilter I have: And yet browsing to all porn sites still...

Thanks, I will! - Is it safe to upgrade over Wifi? Or do I have to do it over ethernet? - Going from 384.13_1 to 384.13_6 ... do I need to reset to factory?

SOLVED. I was using cisco umbrella DNS, which must have been blocking SurfShark. Changed to non-filtering DNS and it's working.

I have an RT-AC87U with merlin 384.13_1 I've spent several hours on chat with Surfshark tech support trying to get router to connect. Not sure if problem is on my end or theirs. I keep getting TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)...

Thanks!

I found this guide: https://www.vpnuniversity.com/routers/use-selectivepolicy-routing-kill-switch-asuswrt-merlin Actually that guide mentions "Redirect Internet Traffic" which I'm not seeing on my end. UI looks different. Is there another guide/method?

I have OpenVPN set up on (Surfshark) on my RT-AC87U, but I want ONLY my chromecast to use it ... not every device in the house. Is this possible?

I'm OK with 60 (the 68 doesn't seem to work as repeater on 5ghz, at least with merlin f/w) – but I still need to order new antennae. So should I get 9dbi or standard? And on which end? I'm guessing the base router.

Currently using 2.4 ... Auto channel and bandwidth