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mentalinc

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#299372 2-Sep-2022 21:24
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Bit of an odd one here.

 

I'm wanting to have 1 user (non admin account) on a windows 11 PC to use an unfiltered DNS (e.g. direct to ISP DNS), while the other accounts (and devices on the network) continue to use the standard network DNS (domain controller and pihole).

 

I could also consider having the one user use the wifi instead of a wired connection but again keen to understand how to force this without unplugged cables etc.

 

Use case is to have the user see adverts for their job (pihole blocking them), but other users on the device need pihole to work, could consider setting up time based 'blocking' in pihole if anyone knows how. i.e. don't block the device from 9-5pm, but block outside this.

 

 

 

Another option I guess is a chrome/Edge/firefox extension that you can configure the DNS for instead? 

 

 

 

thanks

 

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  #2962528 3-Sep-2022 07:29
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mentalinc:

 

Another option I guess is a chrome/Edge/firefox extension that you can configure the DNS for instead? 

 

 

Firefox has an option to "Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5" if you use a SOCKS v5 proxy. Simply setup a SOCKS proxy on a remote host without DNS restrictions and configure the proxy in the user's Firefox profile (no extensions required).

 

If you have a *BSD or Linux box with SSH on your network (or even remote), you can also use PuTTY to create a local SOCKS proxy on the Windows machine and forward requests over SSH.

 

Years ago our out-of-touch development manager announced he'd be switching on SSL content inspection on our network (never happened). I went straight back to my desk and immediately started sending all of my browsing through a VPS in the US. I used a piece of software called MyEnTunnel to keep the SSH connection alive and restart it on boot or if it were disconnected. Unfortunately, the developer's site is no longer operating, but I'm sure there are other tools available to do something similar.

 

 


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