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I haven’t touched the R2 since the XR500 is working. I’ll give it another shot today. I didn’t realise DumaOS 4 was coming to the R2. I assumed you were referring to an update that would be added later to R3 to further improve the geo-filtering. Is it possible to geo-filter Destiny 2 on R3? If so, I’m sold.

Wifi wasn’t even an option on the R2 at the point of failure. It got stuck during the setup wizard and was connected via Ethernet. Thanks for the DMZ hint, it seems to be working. If I’m playing Destiny 2 on Xbox or PlayStation, is that covered by the Console filters, thus allowing other regional servers to be targeted? I tried Destiny 2 on PC and set the Home to California. I’m not sure if it was just good luck or timing, but a PvP match launched within seconds. I’ll try again in Comp mode and if it works, problem solved.

I managed to get the XR500 working and firmware upgraded after 5 hours of brick wall meeting head. I’ll give the R2 another try in the morning, but at least the backup plan seems to be working.

I remember now why I stopped using Netduma products - reliability is a problem. The R2 will not progress beyond the Wi-Fi setup. It is stalled and factory reset is not working. I have held the reset button for up to a minute and nothing happens. I disconnect it for over an hour (I had other things to do), retry and it displays the stuck wifi message again. Four attempts, four fails. This is the first time the R2 has been used and it won’t get through initial setup. Please advise. In the meantime, I’ll try to unbrick the XR500.

Thanks Fraser. Wouldn't setting up R2 as a downstream router (I assume with a different subnet) create double-NAT problems? I'll keep an eye on the R3 for the filter update.

It's been a long time since I've been on the NetDuma forums. I own the R1, XR500 and R2. The R1 worked fine, the XR500 bricked within a month and I haven't touched the R2 yet because I'm not sure if my use case is supported, hence the long time between visits. I want to use the NetDuma Geofence for my consoles and gaming PC, but don't want the NetDuma to run my entire network as I'm otherwise happy with the setup already in place for a family of six with a gazillion devices. It ain't broke, so I don't want to fix it. Is there any way to run the R2 as a bridge, or on a subnetwork? All of the devices I want geo-filtered are connected to the same gigabit ethernet switch in one room. I'd like the R2 to sit between that switch and the router that manages all other network devices. I don't want the R2 to manage wifi, nor perform QOS for the entire network. I just want the Geofence for some console and PC games that have low population regional servers so I can target an EU or US server instead. For example, it's close to impossible to get a Comp match in Destiny 2 in Australia, but relatively easy in the US. That's the only problem I want the R2 to solve. Suggestions appreciated.

Ditto. I got a lifetime licence deal on AdGuard a year or so back and protect maybe a dozen devices with it. AdGuard can also act as a proxy server for a local network, but I've never bothered to set that up in favour of installing and activating on individual machines.

I'm using 32400 for both internal and external. In my case, an automatic firewall rule on the destination Plex server was blocking it, not the R1. I'd be looking at the firewall settings on the Synology as the cause.

I had custom configs for VPNArea then subsequently ExpressVPN working. The problem is VPN on the R1 was excruciatingly slow compared to the VPN desktop apps.

I'm assuming we can add our own custom VPN settings by pasting in an OpenVPN config, like we did on the R1. Is that right?

I don't have any issues using the plex.tv/web address to access Plex via the R1. I'm not using a VPN on the R1, nor any unusual settings. DNS however is set to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Check your firewall, I don't think it's the R1. Out of curiosity, how did you bind different external and internal ports on the R1? From memory, that wasn't an option by default.

Again, I can't argue with you and I agree. I can stick to my principles and boycott the XR500, but I'm simply beyond caring at this point. I saw a router that had what I wanted, which is not something the R1 can ever deliver. Fair upgrade for my dough, though it doesn't wash the bad taste out of my mouth. If a competitor comes out with something that beats DumaOS, I'm far more likely to make the leap next time around - customer loyalty has gone out the window. No company should want to lose their brand evangelists.

No, the internet connection is governed by your ISP and your modem, not your router. The same basic tools of the R1 are available on the XR500 (Geofiltering, Congestion Control) to "improve" game connectivity, but I bought it for the hardware upgrade. Custom VPN is something I want too (I couldn't get a fast connection on the R1) and that's apparently pretty close to release. I'm hoping that might reduce ping, in which case it will improve my connection to the AU game servers 1000km away.

That's a fair perspective and it's reasonable to feel that way. I've chosen to step back, look at things objectively and realise the XR500 is the far better product with the best of both worlds - vastly improved hardware and the software we were promised. I've given up on the R1 and moved on, which is what Netduma would doubtless like us to do. I'm ok with that because the hardware upgrade is worth it for the features I get in return. I could buy any other router for those features, but then I wouldn't get DumaOS. If DumaOS does hit the R1, I hope it meets expectations and I'll keep it tucked away in the closet for that reason. But I'm not prepared to wait any longer when there's a perfectly good upgrade already out there.

Can the cat be disabled instead? Priorities man, priorities.