Hi there, On my router/modem I cannot change the DNS entries, thus just using Adguard/PiHole for DNS blocking ads doesn’t work. Would a seperate Router circumvent this problem? Could I set up Adguard (or PiHole) on a Raspberry and use it as a DNS server for my home network?

The plan would be to use my ISP-provided router just as a modem to connect to the internet. Then us a second router to provide my home network, where also Adguard/PiHole can do their thing.

Would this setup work and how would I need to configure it?

  • zikk_transport2@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’ve done something similar in Ireland, where ISP router was the only way to connect. Managed to setup everything on OpenWRT router, but it kept disconnecting, so I put openwrt router behind ISP router.

    Interesting thing I found in ISP router is DMZ host - just point it to your own router and that’s it. Basically ISP router doesn’t exist lol.

    Then you have absolute freedom with your router.

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      1 year ago

      I ran like this for years. As long as you have DMZ/exposed host functionality everything works great. The only thing that needed some massaging was IPv6, but if you want/need that, you probably know enough about it to get it working.

      “Double NAT” is a bit of a bugbear in the home lab community, but as long as you can port forward in bulk you should not even notice it, aside from a tiny bit of additional latency.