Diversion Diversion 5.4.6 - the Router Ad-Blocker, July 27, 2025

[belleDESiRE]

Diversion requires Entware. Eject the disc while Diversion is running WILL cause problems. Disabling Diversion doesn't help, things will still crash.
Removed Diversion and after a slight delay the drive unmounts cleanly.
Smoking gun anyone?

you can keep diversion, just disable logging and usb unmounts fine also

 

[Ripshod]

you can keep diversion, just disable logging and usb unmounts fine also

Well noted. Not going to install Diversion again to test, but I'm sure you have

 

[belleDESiRE]

tx for checking/helping.

 

[Mutzli]

Anyone else having problems updating oisd's large list. I'm getting

 Error: https://big.oisd.nl/dnsmasq2
 appears not to be a valid compatible file format, skipping

I haven't tried the small list or any other lists from that source.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Anyone else having problems updating oisd's large list. I'm getting

 Error: https://big.oisd.nl/dnsmasq2
 appears not to be a valid compatible file format, skipping

I haven't tried the small list or any other lists from that source.

Looks like the website is non-responsive / slow loading at the moment.

 

[Mutzli]

Looks like the website is non-responsive / slow loading at the moment.

Thanks for confirming, it's been happening since Monday.

 

[CriticJay]

Thanks for confirming, it's been happening since Monday.

It's been down since Sunday apparently...

Anyone know if they have a mirror?

 

[dave14305]

It's been down since Sunday apparently...

Anyone know if they have a mirror?

You can get the file on Github.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sjhgvr/oisd/refs/heads/main/dnsmasq2_big.txt

or via CDN

https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/sjhgvr/oisd@latest/dnsmasq2_big.txt

 

[CriticJay]

Update: I changed the --connect-timeout in diversion script from 10 to 20 and I was able to connect to the main OISD site and download the blocking list file without issues

 

[Dux]

I have Diversion set to exclude devices at IPv4 address 192.168.50.2. Is it currently possible to do this with IPv6 enabled? If so, what address should I put for IPv6 in DNS Director? The only info I could find on this applied to the old pixelserv version, see:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/d...cker-released-april-02-2023.79823/post-778013

 

[thelonelycoder]

Diversion 5.4.4 is now available

• Fixes incomplete display of Diversion WebUI page for latest firmware. Thanks to @Martinski for the changes.

 

[thelonelycoder]

I have Diversion set to exclude devices at IPv4 address 192.168.50.2. Is it currently possible to do this with IPv6 enabled? If so, what address should I put for IPv6 in DNS Director? The only info I could find on this applied to the old pixelserv version, see:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/d...cker-released-april-02-2023.79823/post-778013

At the moment I have no plan to implement this.

 

[Chuckles67]

Diversion on New York Times website (nytimes.com) is only blocking ~10% of the ads. Used to be 100% of ads through 2022-2024. I can't see anything obviously wrong in my setup and tried a remove/install. Updated to 5.4.4 this morning and thought to mention.

FIXED:
* my Diversion setup uses the "Exclude devices from ad-blocking" feature in conjunction with Asus DNS Director and a few device MAC addresses. Only these few devices on the network have ad-blocking - whereas default/most devices do not have ad-blocking (so sites that detect ad-blocking continue to work normally).
* The few devices for ad-blocking are Apple devices. The Apple feature "Private Wi-Fi address" with a "Fixed" spoof MAC address does not work in my set with Asus DNS Director MAC address redirection. Identifying the spoof fixed MAC addresses in the Asus DNS Director GUI did not help. Disabling Apple's Private Wi-Fi feature on the Apple devices fixes the above problem.

 

[nlurker]

May I suggest an improvement/simplification of your terminology:

blocked = blocked by blockinglist
denylisted = blocked by denylist
allow-listed = allow-listed by allowlist

blocked = blocked by blocklist
denied = denied by denylist
allowed = allowed by allowlist

 

[thelonelycoder]

Diversion 5.4.5 is now available

• Prevents overwriting and/or duplicating Dnsmasq directives set by other scripts. Thanks to @MegaMango for reporting.
• Changed wording of denylist and allowlist in some sections for clarity. Thanks to @nlurker for the suggestion.
• Added missing explanation text in Lists tab of the Diversion WebUI.
• Fixes syntax error and subsequent termination of Diversion services when logging is enabled and a apostrophe is used in a clients name. Thanks to @cav45 for reporting and @Martinski for the simple fix.

 

[KGB7]

Im having issues with ads not being blocked, when using Private Browsing in Safari, on MacoOS and on iOS.
I have disabled "Hide IP address from trackers", in iOS and in macOS Safari.

Blocking List - Large. All settings are at default in Diversion.

Ads are being blocked correctly when using Google Chrome Incognito Mode.

 

[Treadler]

Im having issues with ads not being blocked, when using Private Browsing in Safari, on MacoOS and on iOS.
I have disabled "Hide IP address from trackers", in iOS and in macOS Safari.

Blocking List - Large. All settings are at default in Diversion.

Ads are being blocked correctly when using Google Chrome Incognito Mode.

All Apple here, Diversion working fine with Safari private browsing.

Hide ip address is enabled.

Apple private relay will detour around your router, making Diversion not work. Maybe check that’s not enabled?

 

[KGB7]

All Apple here, Diversion working fine with Safari private browsing.

Hide ip address is enabled.

Apple private relay will detour around your router, making Diversion not work. Maybe check that’s not enabled?

I don't have private relay, because I don't pay for iCloud.

Ads are being blocked now on macOS and iOS. I had to turn off wifi on both devices and turn it back on, and that fixed the issue. Very strange, even though I have rebooted the router twice yesterday.

 

[fritzk33]

I just installed a new freshly formatted SSD as my scripts drive (replacing a worn out USB flash drive), and when trying to get Diversion to install, the script keeps getting hung up at the "blocking list" entry. I'm not sure why - it just sits there with no update or progress.

I did notice this little wrinkle at the start of the script, though, and I can't figure out how to resolve it:

  i  Checking router
  ✔  Asuswrt-Merlin
  ✔  Wireless router mode
  ✔  dos2unix
  ✔  Dnsmasq version 2.91
grep: /opt/etc/init.d/S90taildns: No such file or directory

Is there a best practice for getting that S90taildns script installed? And could that have anything to do with the Diversion script getting hung up?

 

[thelonelycoder]

I just installed a new freshly formatted SSD as my scripts drive (replacing a worn out USB flash drive), and when trying to get Diversion to install, the script keeps getting hung up at the "blocking list" entry. I'm not sure why - it just sits there with no update or progress.

I did notice this little wrinkle at the start of the script, though, and I can't figure out how to resolve it:

  i  Checking router
  ✔  Asuswrt-Merlin
  ✔  Wireless router mode
  ✔  dos2unix
  ✔  Dnsmasq version 2.91
grep: /opt/etc/init.d/S90taildns: No such file or directory

Is there a best practice for getting that S90taildns script installed? And could that have anything to do with the Diversion script getting hung up?

You've previously installed uiDivStats and did not remove it before using the new SSD and installing Diversion.
This being the case, there may be some other stale scripts in the /jffs/ folder(s).

I recommend to start from scratch by using the amtm option r, 2. It removes all traces of previously installed scripts and gives you a clean state to install Entware, Diversion and whatever other scripts you want to run on your router.