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  1. V

    unbound blocking apple private relay.

    this is just a PSA i couldn't find the answer. so i recently installed unbound (its working great) i wanted to block iclould private relay on my network, so it took a bit of messing around but i did it so in `/opt/var/lib/unbound/adblock/` you have a file called `firefox_DOH` mine looks like...
  2. amplatfus

    Unbound [solved] unblock country

    Hi, Could you please help me to unblock country? I have this: A:Option ==> adblock country Blocked country domain local-zone: "DE" always_nxdomain local-zone: "IS" always_nxdomain local-zone: "NL" always_nxdomain local-zone: "RO" always_nxdomain local-zone: "US" always_nxdomain local-zone...
  3. L

    Unbound + Wireguard: is this combination possible at all?

    Apologies if this has been answered already, tried to search, but did not turn up any useful results. I'm in a country where the authorities are pretty unfriendly, so any sane person must use VPN here. I have an ASUS RT-AX58U, set up with Wireguard and Diversion. However when I tried to...
  4. 0

    Optimal trustless privacy configuration (DNScrypt/Unbound/Wireguard?)

    Hello, Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm fairly new to network & programming and all of my searches have inundated me with information. Thus, I come to you humbly seeking signal in the noise. I'm running an OpenWRT Netgear router. I plan to run a Wireguard VPN server with a handful of...
  5. M

    Unbound Unable to make Unbound work

    Hi all. I am trying to install Unbound on my AX-56U. I tried to install Unbound via amtm -> unbound_manager. I fulfilled all the pre-reqs and unbound is successfully installed with the default config. However, when I tried to dig @127.0.0.1 -p 53535 google.com, it showed SERVFAIL status. ; <<>>...
  6. R

    Multiple DNS over TLS (DoT) per device or network?

    I currently have a DoT server configured on my RT-AC68U (Merlin) router's WAN, and all clients on my network are using it without any issues. However, I now need certain clients to use a different DoT server. As configuring DoT directly on these devices is not possible, I need help setting up a...
  7. lluke

    No internet on clients after firewall restart (WG, Unbound, YazFi)

    Hi all, on my 2 RT-AC86U whenever I face a connectivity re-connect (also done from the scmerlin add-on Internet Connection restart action) or a VPN change (e.g., updating and saving the IPSec VPN Server config) restart the firewall then every service on the router is properly working (Unbound...
  8. G

    Unbound Forwarding specific domains in Unbound

    Hi all. One of my providers uses local resources *.provider.name to be used for forums, iptv, file share etc: there are www.provider.name, iptv.provider.name, forum.provider.name etc It is not possible to resolve such domains as they are not global. Yes, I can use DNS Director to forward...
  9. D

    Unbound DNSSec with unbound_manager?

    Hello, I'm using latest merlinwrt 388.1 on AX86U with unbound manager (v3.22) and can't get DNSSec to work :( With unbound turned on DNSSec validation is gone, please take a look at this example: admin@router:/tmp/home/root# dig @192.168.1.1 +adflag example.org A ; <<>> DiG 9.18.1 <<>>...
  10. M

    Run unbound on RT-AC86U or on Pihole?

    I'm running two instances of Pihole for DNS: one on my home server, and one on a Pi. I'm also thinking about setting up Unbound as the upstream resolver for Pihole. Do you think I should install unbound on my RT-AC86U, or on one of the Pihole installations? I thought the performance might be...
  11. gspannu

    Unbound Making Unbound into a DoT/DoH (rather than plain dns) for clients

    Could anyone please assist in modifying the unbound.conf file to enable DoT/DoH for downstream clients? I am guessing, the lines I need to add are something like the following: interface: 127.0.0.1@853 tls-service-key: "path/to/privatekeyfile.key" tls-service-pem: "path/to/publiccertfile.pem"...
  12. M

    Router DNS settings with Pi-Hole and Unbound

    Hi y'all! I'd like someone who is more knowledgeable than me to review my Asus RT-AC68U router's DNS settings if they're correct in my configuration. I'm running my own DNS server (Pi-Hole and Unbound) on my home server, but I'm not sure about my router settings are correct. I'm looking to...
  13. Meshkoff

    Unbound [SOLVED] Unbound not running after reboot

    Hi all Successfully installed unbound via amtm and everything is working good, but after every reboot i got "WAN Disconnected" and "Unbound not running" issues. Strange to notice every time i hit refresh on the WAN page it shows my WAN ip and connected status for milliseconds but then switch to...
  14. F

    Intermittent internet connection loss

    Hey there - thanks in advance for reading this and any help. Setup: I have an ASUS AX86S running Skynet, Diversion, and Unbound. Symptom: I've been experiencing intermittent internet connectivity loss - each bout lasts maybe a second and is primarily noticed when on video calls. My internet...
  15. K

    Netflix Detects My VPN Only On TV

    I have a RT-AX88U running the latest Merlin. I have the router configured to connect to ProtonVPN and route traffic to it with the VPN Director. I have a PiHole that the router forces all DNS request to go to, and the PiHole, uses Unbound for most things, but will direct Netflix related domains...
  16. G

    Unbound unbound dns firewall (noobish question)

    Hello guys, got a question related to unbound (installed on AX86U) , specifically to the unbound GUI, what is the purpose of DNS firewall (what should be reflected there in case it contains something) and why it is completely empty in my case. Thanks for your inputs
  17. G

    Unbound Incorrect Github ressolving

    Hi. I am using Unbound addon in my home network. From some time I observed github.com does not open, also pings are lost. Invetsigating this issue I found the website opens OK when using VPN. I have contacted my provider and he told me he can open github.com without any issues. Further...
  18. John DeLuca

    Unbound Unbound_Manager Questions

    Hello I have two questions about unbound manager, the first is i am trying to optimize my config file as whats stated in the original fourm post about unbound but in that post it says after you save you changes in winscp you should run the rs command. However, rs command is not found when trying...
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    How to setup Pi-hole to work with Merlin?

    Is there a beginner's guide to how to properly setup Pi-hole (and Unbound) to work with Merlin? I found this thread (ASUS RT-AC68U - The correct way to configure DNS for Pi-Hole (standalone device) | SmallNetBuilder Forums (snbforums.com)) but it was a little confusing, as there were different...
  20. lordtech

    Internet speed drop curve following the cache hit %

    Hey guys, I am having a continual internet speed drop after I reboot the router. I was doing some checking and then I realized that this trending drop is following the increase of the Cache Hit % (unbound). Please see below the graph: Has anyone seen this behavior before? Is there anything I...
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