This is just a space for me to share some notes and thoughts. I hope someone finds something useful here. Zola 2025-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 https://suchaboris.com/tags/asus/atom.xml 2025-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 2025-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://suchaboris.com/blog/blocking-ads-on-your-home-internet/ <p>I'm not sure how useful this will be here, but I thought I'd share it anyway. I was looking for a way to block ads on my home network—you know, all the annoying pop-ups and banners all over the web. As my kids started to use the internet more and with the lack of a decent way to filter ads on mobile devices, I decided to dig into this topic with the intention of enhancing privacy, improving network performance, and hopefully reducing digital distractions for everyone in the household. I don't think this is the place to talk about the entire process, but I do want to highlight one thing. I knew this could be done with a tool like <strong><a rel="external" href="https://pi-hole.net/">Pi-hole</a></strong>, and that's where I started my research, but I want to tell you about an even easier solution. It comes down to this: If you have an <strong>Asus router</strong>, you can flash it with the <strong><a rel="external" href="https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/">Merlin firmware</a></strong> and install a tool called <strong><a rel="external" href="https://diversion.ch/">Diversion</a></strong> directly on the router. That's basically it. Now, ad blocking is just a part of your router. If you're technically savvy enough to know how to use SSH, you can do this very easily.</p>