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cityhorizon

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I just installed unbound on AX-88U but it will not start.
I am new to unbound.
I am already running Diversion and Skynet on the router without any issues.
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RT-AX88U? Which firmware version, specifically?

Is this a new router? How did you set it up? How did you set up the USB drive for use with amtm?

Is amtm fully updated? Are all the scripts updated? Is Entware fully updated?
 
I just installed unbound on AX-88U but it will not start.
I am new to unbound.
I am already running Diversion and Skynet on the router without any issues.
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If you manually restart dnsmasq
Code:
service restart_dnsmasq
does unbound now start correctly?

If not you should be able to start unbound in debugging mode..

First ensure all unbound instances are terminated,

Code:
killall unbound
then you should be able to request the start of unbound in debug mode..via the unbound_manager menu, then look for errors....
Code:
e  = Exit Script [?]

A:Option ==> debug

    'unbound.conf'

port: 53535                                 # v1.08 If 53, requires 'port=0' in '/etc/dnsmasq.conf' to 'disable' dnsmasq to answer queries direct from LAN clients
interface: 127.0.0.1@53535                  # v1.01 As per @dave14305 minimal config; Will be overwritten by $(nvram get lan_ipaddr_rt) if dnsmasq 'disabled'
#interface: 127.0.0.1@53                    # v1.10 Required by router if dnsmasq 'disabled'
#interface: xxx.xxx.10x.1@53                # v1.12 AiMesh Guest SSID VLAN TAG (dnsmasq disabled) @juched
#access-control: 0.0.0.0/0 allow            # v1.10 Will be overwritten by LAN subnet "${lan_ip_addr_rt}/24" if 'dnsmasq disabled' aka bypassed
#@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

    '/etc/dnsmasq.conf'

servers-file=/tmp/resolv.dnsmasq

    netstat LISTEN Ports
  
<snip>

Jul 05 05:18:55 unbound[12879:0] debug:    ip4 198.41.0.4 port 53 (len 16)
Jul 05 05:18:55 unbound[12879:0] debug: auth zone . timeout in 1800 seconds
Jul 05 05:18:55 unbound[12879:0] debug: cache memory msg=16528 rrset=16528 infra=3280 val=16648
Jul 05 05:18:55 unbound[12879:0] info: start of service (unbound 1.15.0).
Jul 05 05:18:55 unbound[12879:0] debug: autotrust probe timer callback
Jul 05 05:18:55 unbound[12879:0] debug: autotrust probe timer 0 callbacks done
^CJul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] info: service stopped (unbound 1.15.0).
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: stop threads
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: cleanup.
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: comm_point_close of 5: event_del
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] info: server stats for thread 0: 0 queries, 0 answers from cache, 0 recursions, 0 prefetch, 0 rejected by ip ratelimiting
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] info: server stats for thread 0: requestlist max 0 avg 0 exceeded 0 jostled 0
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] info: mesh has 0 recursion states (0 with reply, 0 detached), 0 waiting replies, 0 recursion replies sent, 0 replies dropped, 0 states jostled out
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: cache memory msg=16528 rrset=16528 infra=3280 val=16648
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: comm_point_close of 3: event_del
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: comm_point_close of 4: event_del
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: comm_point_close of 6: event_del
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: Exit cleanup.
Jul 05 05:19:32 unbound[12879:0] debug: switching log to stderr
 
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RT-AX88U? Which firmware version, specifically?

Is this a new router? How did you set it up? How did you set up the USB drive for use with amtm?

Is amtm fully updated? Are all the scripts updated? Is Entware fully updated?
The firmware is 386_7. The problem has been resolved. I did a hard reboot of the router and now ubound is reported as running. However I don't know why i am getting this: " Warning WAN: Use local caching DNS server as system resolver=YES". Is the setting to be changed to NO? Many thanks for responding to my request for help.
 
Yes, anytime you change or add a major script such as Unbound, you need to do at least one reboot of the network even if things seem to be working properly already. Even if just to test that they will continue to do so afterward too.

With the warning message you're getting, it may be what you want from Unbound. Have you read/searched the main thread?

This may be of help too.

 
The firmware is 386_7. The problem has been resolved. I did a hard reboot of the router and now ubound is reported as running. However I don't know why i am getting this: " Warning WAN: Use local caching DNS server as system resolver=YES". Is the setting to be changed to NO? Many thanks for responding to my request for help.
Unbound is now in 3 parts:

Here, Part 1:
 

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