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Regular Contributor
Hi, everyone,
I have an RT-AC86U running Asuswrt-Merlin's 384.13 firmware, with amtm, Diversion, Skynet and scMerlin scripts installed.
A few years ago, I signed up for a Smart DNS service (not VPN), by Getflix, to bypass geo-blocking restrictions imposed by certain streaming services, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Now, etc.
I use DNS filtering to limit the Smart DNS to the specific devices where I stream TV shows and movies (currently, only my Apple TV 4K, since I've had issues with the Nvidia TV Shield, due to it having Google's DNS hardcoded into it).
I've never had any issues with that setup (other than the aforementioned problem with the Shield TV), but I didn't have amtm or any of the other scripts installed before. I noticed that since installing those, it's been quite difficult to get Getflix working even on the ATV4K, where it used to work flawlessly.
I found out that it's due to my IP (dynamic IP, provided by my ISP) constantly changing and, most of the times, not even matching the one displayed on Getflix's website, where I have to manually login and "update" the IP every time it changes, so that they can verify it.
Even though it's a dynamic IP, it only used to change every three or so months, or on the rare occasion of a power outage or some other situation that forced me to reboot my ISP's ONT (I have fiber) and my router.
Now, it's changing every 15-30 seconds, and, like I said, most of the times it doesn't even match what's being displayed on whatismyipaddress.com and Getflix's own website, for example.
Could this issue be caused by some of the scripts that I have installed? If so, how can I fix it?
I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance.
Update with some extra information:
I've disabled Diversion and Skynet, for testing purposes, and the issue keeps happening, so it's definitely not related to those.
I also tested on my phone (iPhone X), on regular Safari (no extensions or anything), connected to the same network, and the behavior seems to be the same.
On the router's GUI, the WAN IP shown under "Network Map" is completely different than any of the other IPs (on either whatismyipaddress.com and Getflix's website).
If I click the globe icon, so that it displays the "Internet Status" side bar, there are two WAN IPs listed - none of them match any of the other ones. But they do remain the same, even after some time and several refreshes.
I have an RT-AC86U running Asuswrt-Merlin's 384.13 firmware, with amtm, Diversion, Skynet and scMerlin scripts installed.
A few years ago, I signed up for a Smart DNS service (not VPN), by Getflix, to bypass geo-blocking restrictions imposed by certain streaming services, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Now, etc.
I use DNS filtering to limit the Smart DNS to the specific devices where I stream TV shows and movies (currently, only my Apple TV 4K, since I've had issues with the Nvidia TV Shield, due to it having Google's DNS hardcoded into it).
I've never had any issues with that setup (other than the aforementioned problem with the Shield TV), but I didn't have amtm or any of the other scripts installed before. I noticed that since installing those, it's been quite difficult to get Getflix working even on the ATV4K, where it used to work flawlessly.
I found out that it's due to my IP (dynamic IP, provided by my ISP) constantly changing and, most of the times, not even matching the one displayed on Getflix's website, where I have to manually login and "update" the IP every time it changes, so that they can verify it.
Even though it's a dynamic IP, it only used to change every three or so months, or on the rare occasion of a power outage or some other situation that forced me to reboot my ISP's ONT (I have fiber) and my router.
Now, it's changing every 15-30 seconds, and, like I said, most of the times it doesn't even match what's being displayed on whatismyipaddress.com and Getflix's own website, for example.
Could this issue be caused by some of the scripts that I have installed? If so, how can I fix it?
I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance.
Update with some extra information:
I've disabled Diversion and Skynet, for testing purposes, and the issue keeps happening, so it's definitely not related to those.
I also tested on my phone (iPhone X), on regular Safari (no extensions or anything), connected to the same network, and the behavior seems to be the same.
On the router's GUI, the WAN IP shown under "Network Map" is completely different than any of the other IPs (on either whatismyipaddress.com and Getflix's website).
If I click the globe icon, so that it displays the "Internet Status" side bar, there are two WAN IPs listed - none of them match any of the other ones. But they do remain the same, even after some time and several refreshes.
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