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Configure Smart Hub to have DHCP clients using a custom DNS server.

loich
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Hi, I am running pi-hole on my home network (https://pi-hole.net/).

Is there a way to configure my router to have its DHCP clients using my Pi-Hole DNS server (https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-configure-my-devices-to-use-pi-hole-as-their-dns-server/245). They are two existing ways of doing that:

1) Define Pi-hole's IP address as the only DNS entry in the router;
2) Advertise Pi-hole's IP address via dnsmasq in the router

Is it possible to do that with the Smart Hub routeur? or is there another EE routeur more appropriate for this?


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XRaySpeX
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Yes, but you may only employ method 1) not 2).

 

Go to the Advanced Settings > BB > Internet & set DNS Type = Manual & populate the Primary DNS only with the IP addy of the Pi-hole.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

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XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

Yes, but you may only employ method 1) not 2).

 

Go to the Advanced Settings > BB > Internet & set DNS Type = Manual & populate the Primary DNS only with the IP addy of the Pi-hole.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP