Recent content by Phil Mcavity

Thats exactly what I use. RPI4 with a Kingston external SSD. ;)

@Tech9 thats an interesting set up thanks. Idealy I would like all requests to go through the Pihole hence DNS Directer enabled , but I will test your set up

Ive been trying to figure out how to keep my network up if Pihole goes down , without having to run two Piholes. There are various threads scattered about the forums but there dosent seem to be a definite answer. I wondered if anyone has figured this out yet... My set up

My settings...

As others have said , I'd highly recommend an external SSD. Far quicker and reliable.

To be fair it took longer than I expected 😂

I've tried most of the adblocking configurations out there. Im currently running Adguard home on the router which I like , it has a nice UI. Pihole is good as is running Adguard on the Pi. Diversion is good , but I like a nice UI which Diversion has'nt got. I'll probobly swithch it up again...

That really is awesome. Thank you guys for your work :)

Sorry for straying off topic in this thread. After a bit of research i have found my isp uses CG-NAT. I'll be calling them and asking for a static ip. I also wondered why I could no longer port forward.

They are separate boxes. The fibre box which connects directly to the outside cable cannot be configured.

My isp (Toob) supplys a fibre box and a router. To use my own router I was advised to connect my Asus router directly to the fibre box. So..... Internet>Fibre box>AsusRouter Would you suggest? Internet>Fibre Box>ISP Router>Asus Router?

I have a similar issue but have just been ignoring it. I have private ip , would you recomend a static ip? My isp does offer one...

Really interesting thread. Most of which is beyond my capabilities , but a great read :)

I would say Diversion is slightly lighter on the system than Adguard. Diversion is set and forget whereas Adguard has its own webui and is more customisable. Try them both and see what you like. Both are amazing at what they do , block ads and trackers. BTW Adguard is also available via AMTM as...

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