Recent content by David Cavalli

Step 0. :D No GUI access. I couldn't even SSH into the router. Over an hour trying to even *in* somehow. Then I realized by 6am, my family will be *pissed*. :D Set up the travel router so nobody would notice, if they woke early, and decided factory reset... By 7am, prioritizing *their*...

Entware Linux "App Store" Disk check USB Disk Maintenance scMerlin GUI Service Control Diversion Network-wide Ad Blocking Skynet Firewall IP-level "Blacklist"

My setup was *extremely* streamlined and my router was a rock. I was *never* happy with the prospects for my router after reading that line. I posted for "reassurance" here and this was anything but! My fears were realized at 5am this morning when I looked at my Google Home Nest and saw...

Well, yes! :D I manage a couple of home/cloud servers, and I think I'm still leaning towards Diversion. The "pro" case for Diversion, for me, is that I spent the $20 already and it's built-in. Running it on one of my external servers would make *two* central points of failure for my family...

So you're saying it's a *smart* deadbolt on top of my deadbolt. I *do* have some port forwards and a ton of IoT devices that might have outbound traffic... I guess if I'm keeping the USB for Diversion, keeping Skynet might be a good long-term duo for the router. Thanks! :)

Wow. Really glad I posted. Really concerned about my current setup. I think this was the exact point. After talking to my friend, then reading about Skynet, the thought was, "Why is it there if it *doesn't* make things better on the router...?" This is exactly the heart of my current issue...

I've used Asus routers for over 15 years and Merlin firmware for at least 7. I've dug under the hood and manually managed a bunch of things at their lower level. I can't say why I've avoided amtm for so long other than I like to be "hands-on". My self-managed Linux server had a hacker attack the...

Ironically, I had (have) more than 32. Since I hit this limit, not only will it not let me *add* any new items, it also won't let me change / remove any to get under the 32 limit. It just gets stuck with that pop-up window saying "32" regardless of anything I want to do. Any advice on how to...

Custom icon files are ultimately working fine. (For me at least.) I'm assuming you're historically using your icon.png files with YazDHCP and it does some conversion. However, if you're just interested in getting it to work, you can convert the .png files to the internal .log file, name it as...

I use RealVNC since it was the original tool built into my first Raspberry Pi. Never even considered any other tools over the years. I used Xterm at UC Berkeley in the '80s, so will check this out to see if it is similar. Thanks again for the knowledge! :D <3

Another night, another crash. About 30 minutes ago. Tonight, however, the log has some new entries. There's one kernel error @ 20:25 which I've never seen before. (I edited out two hours of random wlcevend on/off pairs.) My wife used her Apple iPad (the renamed BB:BB:BB:BB:BB:BB entry...

Now that is how I roll! :D Fantastic script! While I appreciate the end-user ability of amtm, I don't see me using any utilities at this point. Scripts like *this* are not only useful, but educational. Well formatted, easily readable, and imminently functional. Thanks @Martinski! <3...

Nov 21 04:42:48 kernel: eth3 (Int switch port: 2) (Logical Port: 2) (phyId: 3) Link DOWN. Nov 21 04:42:50 kernel: eth3 (Int switch port: 2) (Logical Port: 2) (phyId: 3) Link Up at 10 mbps full duplex If I read the System Log correctly, my stepson shut off his computer (assumption, because it...

A suite of informational scripts should be what Asus themselves distribute. Do you distribute your scripts anywhere? Show_Guest_Network_Info.sh, for example, looks exceptionally cool, and is the *exact* type of utility that would help a non-GUI user like me. Simply awesome! :) Exactly what...

Lots of helpful responses. Answers. Thanks all! :) No. 100% sure about cable. Replaced the initial cat eaten cable. Installed one from my office. Then went brand new, just in case. All three (until cat intervention) were rock solid, IMHO. Replaced *every* component (cable modem...