Pi Hole
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@ramblingbiped said in Pi Hole:
@aaronstuder said in Pi Hole:
@ramblingbiped how did it go?
I really like the design of the UI and they did a great job on installation and configuration of the software. I spun it up and changed the DNS configuration for my Google Fiber account so that all devices on my network get assigned PiHole for their DNS, and et voila; I'm in business.
I haven't really noticed any improvement in the quality of internet, but it seems to be working.
Thatβs because you have fiber lol
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@scottalanmiller said in Pi Hole:
My wife noticed most on her phone where ads that used to take up her screen had disappeared.
This is my favorite. Works in the built in Facebook browser too. No need for 1 blocker anymore
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My wife had to shut off her wifi to get her shopping cart to load a bit ago. I was out working on the front yard and not in a position to troubleshoot.
I think she was shopping on ShopJustice.com or something.
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@jaredbusch said in Pi Hole:
My wife had to shut off her wifi to get her shopping cart to load a bit ago. I was out working on the front yard and not in a position to troubleshoot.
I think she was shopping on ShopJustice.com or something.
Add to the whitelist
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dont (yet) have a lab virtual host at home, but do have 2 new (to me) PI's on the way so one will be for this app.
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@jt1001001 said in Pi Hole:
dont (yet) have a lab virtual host at home, but do have 2 new (to me) PI's on the way so one will be for this app.
I've set this up on vultr. It's been working phenomenally.
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@coliver Same here How are you making sure it's only taking requests from you?
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@coliver @scottalanmiller So what's your PiHole IP address?
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173.199.123.211
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@scottalanmiller said in Pi Hole:
173.199.123.211
Now I just need @coliver's for backup and I don't need to run my own DNS anymore lmao
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I guess that means I have no control over my forwarders ether lol...
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@aaronstuder said in Pi Hole:
I guess that means I have no control over my forwarders ether lol...
And we can mess with you. All kinds of funny things can happen if you control the DNS for lots of people.
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Hmmmmmm......
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"...but is more difficult to mitigate since even a server configured with best practices can still be used in an attack. "
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Basically, network servers can be used to respond to the wrong address. Nothing special there, really.
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@aaronstuder said in Pi Hole:
Hmmmmmm......
Keep your DNS private, behind NAT and firewall and don't expose it to internets.
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I realize I'm necro posting here but, is anyone actually running their Pi-Hole on Vultr? I have family that would love to use this for ad blocking but aren't technical enough to setup a Pi at home.
Any special consideration? Risks about having this open to the public? The obviously have dynamic IPs so not like I can restrict their IPs. Would Vultr's smallest instance be enough?