Help with set up pi hole

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xyeovillian

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#298714 9-Jul-2022 16:00

I am trying to set up pi hole, I've installed to rasberry pi 3.
Can some one advise how adjust router settings I have static ip and I don't want lose my current settings for dns4me.

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#2940134 9-Jul-2022 16:09

Hi, so just go into Settings > DNS > Upstream DNS Servers, and place in Custom1 and Custom2 the IP addresses that dns4me has advised to use, you only have to put Custom1 if they only offer 1, then Save

I trust that is the info you were after, or is it something else.

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#2940287 10-Jul-2022 08:27

cyril7:

Hi, so just go into Settings > DNS > Upstream DNS Servers, and place in Custom1 and Custom2 the IP addresses that dns4me has advised to use, you only have to put Custom1 if they only offer 1, then Save

I trust that is the info you were after, or is it something else.

Cyril

Also change the dhcp scope on the router to give out the pi hole's IP rather than your dns4me addresses for DNS. Then name resolution will go: client->pi-Hole->dns4me

This way you retain geo-unblocking and also get ad blocking too.

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#2940308 10-Jul-2022 09:55

You might also need to block Google DNS on the router for any smart devices.(Chromecast).