1. DNSFilter overrides everything else for clients.
2. LAN DHCP comes next, assuming it is populated with external DNS IPs.
3. If no 1 or 2 is defined, then the router receives the client requests and forwards to the WAN DNS servers.
Global mode is what every device is subject to, unless they have a client-specific rule defined in the lower section to either a) set as No Filtering or b) choose a different filter than the Global default. For example, I might want Quad9 setup for the whole network (Global mode), but want Cleanbrowsing Family for my childrens’ devices. Or I might want my iPad exempt from filtering so I can go wherever I want.What is the function "Global Filter Mode" under DNSFilter in this whole process???
Yes I use to for pihole, you have to point it to the server IP, in my case the pi's IP.Not wishing to hijack your thread, but I had a similar question and it saves making another thread.
Since we now know that DNSFilter takes first priority, can one use this to point to a DNS server located inside the network (i.e. Unbound running on a RPi)?
Sure, so long as you’re running Unbound on your Raspberry Pi....
DNSFilter > Custom > Custom 1 > 192.168.1.XX
Hopefully this works just as well with Unbound as it does with Pihole.
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