Alright its been multiple weeks at this point i am happy to report my issues have been solved with the latest update. dnsmasq is no longer throwing up resolve errors. wife also hasnt complained once that her macbook or iphone have dropped connection. i also havent personally noticed any issues...
Hey heads up.. If you use cloudflare or quad9 and Google dns you don't need to turn on dnssec and dns rebind protection on the router. Those services do that already and the router isn't going to add anything more except for wasted cpu cycles. You can also check this on dnscheck.tools. I have...
Alright this new firmware i think solved my dns issues. Its been rock solid stable since it was installed no issues and even the wife is happy now. Only took asus half a dozen to get it here but I am happy.
More info in this screenshot. It was available last night around midnight est for me. Interestingly it doesn't show release notes yet but it's installed.