So in the end I have kept the above setting as Auto (Default) but then use the router settings to get the things done.įor my RT-AX82U running the gnuton Asus Merlin FW fork, I have also the following settings. But it is not good enough for the Realme X50 5G phone to block ads as the phone has hard-coded Google DNS for some apps ike the mobile Android Chrome browser.Įven after setting the private DNS (DoT) and Chrome Secure DNS (DoH) to be OFF on the device side, Pi-hole may still not work properly. Note: the following is just for more advanced users who want more control on the ads, malicions and adult contents blocking.įor my Asus RT-AX82U router, I am using Pi-hole (with Unbound on a Debian 11 LXC container running on the PVE 7.1 host on a Intel J4105 mini PC). Then for more advanced users, Pi-hole or Adguard Home or pfBlockerNG or Diversion (for Asus Merlin FW) can be considered. I have some difficulties with OpenWRT and Asus but I can still use less elegant methods (router plus client side settings) to block ads.īut yes I still use uBlock Origin on my PC browser as DNS based solution can not block Youtube ads.Īll in all, I agree with you for most of the users it is probably easier to use client side settings like private DNS for Android mobile phones (using Adguard DNS (or NextDNS) and browser add-ons like uBlock Origin to block ads. I do not need to use private DNS on my Android phones and I get 100% on the Ads blocking test site for all my devices connected to the router (Wndows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android). I am just saying that private adgurad DNS can not achieve 100% and may see some ads passing through.Īs mentioned, my pfSense works fine with pfBlockerNG and the firewall rules. Have you tried to disable your Adguard Home, and juse use the private DNS and see if you can get 100% on the testing site? No doubt Adguard Home can get 100% with proper configuration. I personally would prefer above 90% or even 100%.īut I am not so sure what you mean by 'no ads coming through'.

I think this is indeed a straightfoward solution if the user's requirement is not high - 72% is not bad. If I enable 'Secure DNS' in the Android Chrome browser (which is the default), then it is totally not working. The above is if I disable 'Secure DNS' in the Android Chrome browser (certain app may not have the option to disable). The one I wrote was indeed not so correct.

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