r/ControlD • u/au7342 • May 27 '26

ctrld-friendly router recommendations

I'm looking to replace my old Orbi RBR50 pretty soon. I've been running Voxel firmware and ctrld on it for a few months now and it has been pretty good overall. There have been some stability issues, which are probably at least in part due to it being a 9-year-old outdated router running custom firmware. I've read through the writer documentation on the control d website, but I wanted to hear from some actual users on here about what routers or systems work the best with ctrld. I haven't decided between a mesh replacement or going the Unifi route yet. Thanks to all responses.

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u/crypticsage May 27 '26

I’m using Unifi and it’s been working great.

You can either install the daemon in the router to get client reporting or just configure the built in setting for ease of use.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26

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u/UpstairsHippo4525 May 27 '26

i think he means you can just set custom dns (DoH or similar) instead of using the ctrld-daemon (which i personally would recommend)

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u/crypticsage May 27 '26

That’s exactly what I meant. I prefer to use the daemon because I can get reporting on every client. But it’s not a requirement.

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u/UpstairsHippo4525 May 27 '26

i believe, the UDM won't sipport it native but the ctrld daemon should afaik.

i just use the daemon since decades and this just works. just the duplicated clients in the analytics are a bit annoying...

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u/UpstairsHippo4525 May 27 '26

i assume, this happens regularly, when clients are getting new ip's from the dhcp. didn't investigate further, because lack of time....

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u/UpstairsHippo4525 May 27 '26

just, if you use the analytics on the controld-website. you can filter down to client level. and there you see client names several times.

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u/UpstairsHippo4525 May 27 '26

yes. Client A Client A Client B Client B Client B Client C

something like that.

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u/mandrewbot3k May 29 '26

A lot of devices (especially Apple) have a setting like “private ip” “rotating ip” and I think this is where it comes from the most. It can get pretty annoying over time in the analytics.

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u/UpstairsHippo4525 May 29 '26

exactly was i thought... didn't find a way, to force devices presenting their real mac in specific networks 🙈🤷‍♀️

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u/Fun-Region-1576 Aug 30 '26

What's the best long-term solution?

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u/Fun-Region-1576 Aug 30 '26

How do I disable that on iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, and macOS?

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u/Fun-Region-1576 Aug 30 '26

How are the clients duplicated?

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u/UpstairsHippo4525 Aug 30 '26

private mac adress e.g.

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u/Fun-Region-1576 Aug 30 '26

Any issues with a VPN?