EERO routers not supporting icloud private relay

[dugbug]

FYI

Eero network no longer compatible with Private Relay

This morning my iPad popped up a notification that Private Relay does not work with my Eero network. I've been on iPadOS 15 the past week. I have Eero secure enabled.

community.eero.com

I would avoid their products until this is cleared up, but it looks like they have no intention of allowing it, even if you subscribe to their security+.

 

[xxMACxx]

Not sure that is true… I have a bunch of Eero’s and I’ve been using it for months. Is it always reliable, no. I tend to believe it’s the “Beta” of the private relay feature.

 

[thatsthequy]

Not sure that is true… I have a bunch of Eero’s and I’ve been using it for months. Is it always reliable, no. I tend to believe it’s the “Beta” of the private relay feature.

This. eero does nothing to block ICPR. Any flakiness is due to it being a beta feature still.

 

[bigboy29]

There are specific things that Apple says that networks have to allow, that resolve this:

Prepare your network or web server for iCloud Private Relay - iCloud - Apple Developer

iCloud Private Relay is a new internet privacy service built into iCloud that allows users to connect to and browse the web more privately and securely.

developer.apple.com

Also note that if you use something like Pihole, then you need to make changes there also.

 

[Big_D]

I have UniFi APs and a USG. My iPhone and iPad both state that my network doesn’t support Private Relay.

I have setup the USG‘s firewall rules to block DNS from everything apart from my PiHole and it also blocks all common DNS over TLS services.

I’m wondering if the DNS blocking has something to do with it?

The PiHole also blocks around 2.5 million known tracking and and malware sites.

Edit: I just checked the logs of the PiHole, nothing is. being blocked there.

So it is either the USG itself or the DNS blocking.

 

[bigboy29]

I have UniFi APs and a USG. My iPhone and iPad both state that my network doesn’t support Private Relay.

I have setup the USG‘s firewall rules to block DNS from everything apart from my PiHole and it also blocks all common DNS over TLS services.

I’m wondering if the DNS blocking has something to do with it?

The PiHole also blocks around 2.5 million known tracking and and malware sites.

Edit: I just checked the logs of the PiHole, nothing is. being blocked there.

So it is either the USG itself or the DNS blocking.

Yes, Pihole does this; see here:

Configuration - Pi-hole documentation

docs.pi-hole.net

 

[Big_D]

Thanks, I’ll take a look at that.

 

[thatsthequy]

Turns out Apple had a bug in iCPR that was resolved in iOS 15.3 and the other updates that came out the same day. Still is in beta though.