Because that's not their address

https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html

tls://dns.adguard-dns.com

Personally I'll go with TP-Link

And also, note where originally the stock router connected to, if it used LAN2 of the modem, use LAN2 to the WAN of your Linksys

if it is on LAN1 originally, please try VLAN ID 11 instead

the problem is... cloudflare security or quad9 will do a farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr better job at blocking malware than MCMC

also for adult content, over on the Unifi thread someone noticed that them blocking CleanBrowsing Adult resulted in less sites being blocked lol, since cleanbrowsing's list covers more domains

Depends, should be yes?
Unless you are using 2Gbps plan, of which you should get a Skyworth 2.5Gbps Modem

or, if you're in one of those areas where Maxis has it's own infrastructure instead of riding on TM
you'll know you're on those infra if you receive offers for RM99 for 300Mbps

Also have expectations for not quite reaching 500Mbps in some areas

not sure who/what/where gets that

I've also seen TP-Link routers being given besides the Kaon
EX510 and EX230v

EDIT: Removed incorrect info

This post has been edited by PRSXFENG: Dec 7 2024, 09:16 PM

seems like Kaon may be reserved for those on higher end plans now

EX230v looks like the sucessor to the old c5v, with VoIP port

for a while they also give some TP-Link EX510 or something like that

sounds like you are using Wifi?
might be old N Wireless Wifi card inside your device being the bottleneck

what device is this?
if pc, screenshot wifi card in task manager/device manager
if phone. give phone model

can, just set up VLAN and PPPoE on your router

but you lose VoIP and 4G Backup if you have/use those
(VoIP could be setup again by connecting stock router to your router)

yes, choosing that profile = setting up vlan

the profiles are just preconfigured for you, otherwise you would manually key in vlan id

Eh, not like TM Unifi or TIME is giving anything that's good anyways
D-Link isn't great, just look at their recent issues where despite significant security flaws were found, they just say go buy a new router.

For the modem, it really doesn't matter, they all work basically the same

So far I've seen the following routers being given, it may depend on their stock and your plan

TP-Link EX510
TP-Link EX230v

Huawei OptiXstar LG8245X6

Kaon AR2140
and
Another model of Kaon only for 2Gbps users

They're fine enough for casual home use, and 100Mbps isn't challenging to process

Yes, specifically
The dongle checks for "Maxis_Archer_c5v" hostname
All of the Maxis provided routers report themselves as that model to the dongle
If it's not that, the dongle refuses to connect

However, it is not SIM locked, you could insert other SIM cards in there and use it for internet, if you pair it with their router.

The SIM is probably SIM locked to dongle as well but I have not investigated it.

There's no DoH on this router, you're just using standard DNS

you censored too many bits of the IP, so that's not useful information, give at least the first 2 chunks uncensored.

Anyways, you probably need to change IPv6 DNS as well to fully use Cloudflare DNS
Just look around for a IPv6 setting

EDIT: Another thing is, DHCP doesn't immediately push the changes, there's no way for your router to tell your devices that settings have to change, instead it has to wait for your devices need to ask again, but usually it's set to like, 12 or 24 hours cycle
Best way to force devices to ask again is simply restart router so your devices are disconnected and will ask on reconneect

This post has been edited by PRSXFENG: Dec 20 2024, 09:53 AM

Most consumer routers dont support DoH/DoT, even though they could in theory

Some TP-Link routers do, All Asus routers do DoT, and custom firmware like OpenWRT do
It's basically just they didnt implement this feature

anyways, that 162.158.25.xx range appears to be on cloudflare, so you are using 1.1.1.1, just that you're routed to their local nearest server

you can test with
https://one.one.one.one/help/
and
https://www.dnscheck.tools/

You should be on Cloudflare

I think that promo is basically for their own infra customers because their cost is lower and to attract more customers

Don't quote me on this but I think it *may* be available under the condition you have to bundle it with their postpaid
The promo flyer was posted here before I think

And I think the prices also increase after 2 years

Alright, the TP-Link is on 192.168.1.254
It's the same for everyone, that's what Maxis configured

For the ZTE, according to this video

It is 192.168.1.1

However, you cannot access it from behind the TP-Link router

you must connect a LAN Cable from your device to the ZTE directly

Is there any reason why you need to access the ZTE? Generally there isn't much to do there

Might need to use specific LAN ports, or setup static ip

Not sure since I've never used ZTE ONU before

But try static ip of like
IP 192.168.1.2
Subnet 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.1

Yeah Unifi is starting to offer 3 year contracts to keep you in for longer

the recent campaign was to get a free tv, but 3 years contract

I believe it's a promo inside the app, 2 days only, yesterday and today

Only at like, a few selected branches and they're very far away branches
If you live near one, great! Otherwise for most people it's too far away

My relative recently accepted a free upgrade of the router (with recontract)

They swapped the TP-Link EX510 with a Huawei LG8245X6-12

Now, I was under the impression that after the contract, the old router is your's to keep and you get the new Huawei

However, the technician took away the old TP-Link

I thought we are supposed to keep it?

Technican says policy is like that to take back.