tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585105787473796476.post6923791303957332919..comments2024-03-27T11:13:25.958+00:00Comments on keyliner.blogspot.com: Raspberry Pi Pi-hole Network-wide blocking of Ads, tracking, and popupstraywolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205565591880314520noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585105787473796476.post-23275337705393817512020-02-17T05:23:39.029+00:002020-02-17T05:23:39.029+00:00I updated the article, discussing Alternatives to ...I updated the article, discussing Alternatives to Pi-Hole. <br />traywolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205565591880314520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585105787473796476.post-44675779889436601132020-02-16T17:16:42.783+00:002020-02-16T17:16:42.783+00:00Reader wrote: Did I see OpenDNS offers the same b...Reader wrote: Did I see OpenDNS offers the same basic services as the pi-Hole (ad-blocking, tracking, malware-site-blocking)? Why pick the pi-hole over that design?<br /><br />I replied:<br />The Pi-hole subscribes to the same list as Open DNS, plus a few others. Using OpenDNS is an easier, less technical solution than the Pi-hole. It would be redundant to configure the Pi-hole to use OpenDNS as the final DNS resolution.<br /><br />In this case, the pi benefits are marginal and may or may not be important to you. First, the initial DNS traffic stays in your local network (but ultimately approved traffic is resolved by the upstream DNS. I use Google's 8.8.8.8. Reason, I do not want my ISP to resolve DNS.)<br /><br />The Pi's other remaining benefit, which I often use, is control of my own whitelist and blacklists. Although OpenDNS has over 100,000 blacklists, it is cautious about what addresses are listed. I find things, such as email trackers, that I like to block.<br /><br />Finally, I occasionally review pihole logs, finding all kinds of interesting things that are not visible with OpenDNS. It lets me know shenanigans with all kinds of vendor software, where I catch them linking to third-party entities.traywolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205565591880314520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585105787473796476.post-15632079210004241492018-02-06T22:01:03.102+00:002018-02-06T22:01:03.102+00:00The author comments: A friend complained that a s...The author comments: A friend complained that a site, "The 10 best ways to...." would not load, being blocked by the Pi. <br /> <br />I said hurray! This was a trolling site, whose sole purpose was to rack-up page-views by showing one sentence at a time, and making you click 'Next" 20 times. Blocked by design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com