How to integrate MVPS HOSTS file blocking into your Netgear Nighthawk Router

First, install the latest Voxel Firmware for your Nighthawk Router

Installation:
1. Enable telnet on your router:
http://routerlogin.net/debug.htm

2. Install the telnet program on your computer.
For Windows 10:
Hold down the Windows Key, then press the “R“ key.
The Run dialog box appears. In the Open: window, type:
pkgmgr /iu:”TelnetClient”

Click OK.

3. Login to the router using telnet, from an elevated command prompt:

Code:

telnet routerlogin.net

The password is the same password you use to login to your router's Admin page

4. Download the two installation packages:

Code:

wget --no-check-certificate https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/R7800-Voxel-firmware/DNSCrypt-Proxy-2/ca-certificates_20180409_all.ipk
wget --no-check-certificate https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/R7800-Voxel-firmware/DNSCrypt-Proxy-2/dnscrypt-proxy-2_2.0.16-1_ipq806x.ipk

5. Install both of them:

Code:

/bin/opkg install ca-certificates_20180409_all.ipk
/bin/opkg install dnscrypt-proxy-2_2.0.16-1_ipq806x.ipk

NOTE: For the Nighthawk X10 (R9000), do not run the second command (proxy-2) but instead, run the below command:

Code:

cd /tmp
wget --no-check-certificate https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/R9000-Voxel-firmware/DNSCrypt-Proxy-2/dnscrypt-proxy-2_2.0.16-1_r9000.ipk
/bin/opkg install dnscrypt-proxy-2_2.0.16-1_r9000.ipk

6. Enable dnscrypt-proxy-2 init script (to start it automatically after reboot):

Code:

/etc/init.d/dnscrypt-proxy-2 enable

7. Reboot your router:

Code:

reboot

Log file is /var/log/dnscrypt-proxy-2.log . Check it if something goes wrong.

8. Repeat steps 1-2 again to run telnet again from an elevated command prompt

9. To install the MVPS Hosts file, run the following scripts, copy/paste one line at a time and hit ENTER

Code:

wget -O /tmp/mvps.zip http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip
unzip -o /tmp/mvps.zip HOSTS -d /tmp/
awk '/^0.0.0.0/ {print $2}' "/tmp/HOSTS" >/etc/blacklist.txt
sed -i "s/# blacklist_file = 'blacklist.txt'/blacklist_file = 'blacklist.txt'/g" /etc/dnscrypt-proxy-2.toml
/etc/init.d/dnscrypt-proxy-2 stop
/etc/init.d/dnscrypt-proxy-2 start

10. To Uninstall the MVPS Hosts file from your router:

Code:

\mv /etc/blacklist.txt /etc/blacklist.txt.bup
touch /etc/blacklist.txt
/etc/init.d/dnscrypt-proxy-2 stop
/etc/init.d/dnscrypt-proxy-2 start

References:

DNSCrypt-Proxy version 2 and STUBBY add-ons for R7800/R9000

How to blacklist/block sites using MVPS Hosts file with DNSCrypt-Proxy v2


Enjoy adblocking network wide across all your devices, be it your laptop or phone or tablet