DUMA OS sugggestions

[trex2600]

Feature ideas for DUMA OS/Netduma R2, and more:

•Remote Management on Netduma R2 (Like the one on XR500 where you get full DUMA OS on the internet)

•The ability to VPN by SSID instead of by device for Hybrid VPN (Ex. automatically VPN entire guest network instead of adding device manually)

•VLANs

•Device manager tries to do a MAC address lookup to determine device type and category

•VPN service on Netduma R2 (Like the one on XR500 where you can bypass geo restrictions and watch local news channels away from home)

•The ability to set rules for Hybrid VPN/QOS/Blocked sites/services by IP and/or host name instead of just by ports

•Make a seamless mesh system with the Netduma R2 (Kind of like XRM570)

•Make the next Netduma R3 (Or whatever's next) the most insane router EVER with a 10g WAN port and 10g LAN (This would be similar to XR700 except unlike the XR700, you can actually take advantage of 10g speeds since you also have a LAN port to deliver these speeds which can be extended via a switch whereas the XR700 has one 10g port for WAN, but only 1g for LAN, thus you can't take full advantage of those speeds except on WiFi which is only 4.667 gigabit per second using 60 GHz, but not many devices are 802.11d so that sucks, and I know not many ISPs offer speeds like that but hey, back then people thought we wouldn't need 1 gigabit so you would be the best router with the best OS for the future and sure, ASUS has a gaming router with a 10g WAN port and a 10g LAN port, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE DUMA OS, THE BEST GAMING OS OF ALL TIME, sorry if that's a lot I know there's limitations such as pricing but just an idea)

•Make an antivirus thing like Netgear Armor that protects IoT/smart devices on the Netduma R2

•Make a router login hierarchy login system (For example, the person who administers the router has their own login and has access to every feature along with the ability to create usernames for other people in the household with limited features so that they don't have complete control)

•Add IKEv2/Wire Guard to Hybrid VPN for the best speeds

•Add implicit beamforming to the Netduma R2 (Like on the XR500)

•Add animated themes

•Add the ability to sort features around (For example, put Hybrid VPN at the top instead of Dashboard)

•Add built in router games for when you're bored or spectating your friend after you died

•Add a data cap thing to Netduma R2 (Like the one in XR500)

•Sounds a little crazy, but maybe add an optional feature to find and connect to other friends who own DUMA OS routers to make new friends/get game tips and tricks (Of course this would be an optional feature for the user due to security)

 

[Netduma Fraser]

Hey, welcome to the forum!

Thank you for the suggestions, I'll address them individually:

1. •Remote Management on Netduma R2 (Like the one on XR500 where you get full DUMA OS on the internet)
   We have this on our road map already
2. •The ability to VPN by SSID instead of by device for Hybrid VPN (Ex. automatically VPN entire guest network instead of adding device manually)
   Good suggestion, I'll add this to our road map
3. •VLANs
   We're working on this currently
4. •Device manager tries to do a MAC address lookup to determine device type and category
   We are working on improving our device detection, MAC lookups tend to show the manufacturer rather than the device itself
5. •VPN service on Netduma R2 (Like the one on XR500 where you can bypass geo restrictions and watch local news channels away from home)
   So you would want to connect to your home network when away from home essentially?
6. •The ability to set rules for Hybrid VPN/QOS/Blocked sites/services by IP and/or host name instead of just by ports
   You can do some of this already using Traffic Controller/Adblocker but good suggestion
7. •Make a seamless mesh system with the Netduma R2 (Kind of like XRM570)
   How would you suggest this works, using multiple R2s?
8. •Make the next Netduma R3 (Or whatever's next) the most insane router EVER with a 10g WAN port and 10g LAN (This would be similar to XR700 except unlike the XR700, you can actually take advantage of 10g speeds since you also have a LAN port to deliver these speeds which can be extended via a switch whereas the XR700 has one 10g port for WAN, but only 1g for LAN, thus you can't take full advantage of those speeds except on WiFi which is only 4.667 gigabit per second using 60 GHz, but not many devices are 802.11d so that sucks, and I know not many ISPs offer speeds like that but hey, back then people thought we wouldn't need 1 gigabit so you would be the best router with the best OS for the future and sure, ASUS has a gaming router with a 10g WAN port and a 10g LAN port, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE DUMA OS, THE BEST GAMING OS OF ALL TIME, sorry if that's a lot I know there's limitations such as pricing but just an idea)
   I love the enthusiasm and I agree it would be amazing but as you mentioned, it is overkill for current residential connections. The reason we didn't go AX with the R2 was due to cost, it would be very expensive and then we would have to increase the price for our customers. I think for the moment at least we stress those who want the best hardware and DumaOS to go for the Netgear XR range and those favoring software the R2. Who knows though what could happen in future!
9. •Make an antivirus thing like Netgear Armor that protects IoT/smart devices on the Netduma R2
   Good suggestion, I'll add this to our road map
10. •Make a router login hierarchy login system (For example, the person who administers the router has their own login and has access to every feature along with the ability to create usernames for other people in the household with limited features so that they don't have complete control)
    Good suggestion, I'll add this to our road map
11. •Add IKEv2/Wire Guard to Hybrid VPN for the best speeds
    We are looking at ways to improve HybridVPN currently
12. •Add implicit beamforming to the Netduma R2 (Like on the XR500)
    We are working on improving our WiFi at the moment so this could be a potential
13. •Add animated themes
    We are working on themes, though having them animated could cause unnecessary stress on the router
14. •Add the ability to sort features around (For example, put Hybrid VPN at the top instead of Dashboard)
    Good suggestion, I'll add this to our road map
15. •Add built in router games for when you're bored or spectating your friend after you died
    I like the idea and for a bit of fun quite a few years ago we did prove it could work but it could cause unnecessary stress on the router and I'm not sure how many people would be playing a game on their router instead of their dedicated gaming devices!
16. •Add a data cap thing to Netduma R2 (Like the one in XR500)
    This is on our roadmap currently
17. •Sounds a little crazy, but maybe add an optional feature to find and connect to other friends who own DUMA OS routers to make new friends/get game tips and tricks (Of course this would be an optional feature for the user due to security)
    Not too crazy, I did have a similar idea in the past but would be significant work, maybe one day!

[trex2600]

So you would want to connect to your home network when away from home essentially?

Yeah basically

How would you suggest this works, using multiple R2s?

Not necessarily, but think like an Eero mesh system or the XRM570. Maybe like little Netduma Mesh Pods. Idk much about how Mesh WiFi works, but if you have 2 routers and one of them is connected to modem/ont/gateway and the other is connected to the router via ethernet, would putting the second router in AP mode and using the same WiFi settings make a seamless mesh system, or would you have to switch manually since they're different routers? 

[Netduma Fraser]

Gotcha thanks! In theory I suppose that could work yes as devices will connect to any networks that they know of based on connection strength. I've not tried naming two WiFi networks the same but I think it works