Yes, a DNSthingy (the consumer-facing name is Netbender). It’s an (ASUS) router running some custom firmware (based on asuswrt-merlin) that does cool stuff using DNS, such as:
- blocking ads
- blocking malware, phishing, and tracking
- virtual relocation for viewing different content via streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Pandora
- speeding up downloads
- speeding up general Internet browsing
- and more…
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