![]() ![]() ![]() If there is no match, Pi-hole forwards the request on to a internet-based DNS server of your choice (the choice made during setup), the IP is resolved, passed to Pi-hole and Pi-hole relays it to the requesting device, allowing it to communicate with (that part of) the internet.įor anyone looking for an installation guide, I personally followed this YouTube video from Craft Computing and found it very helpful: Pi-hole checks these requests against a list of known ad servers - if there's a match, Pi-hole returns a null IP of 0.0.0.0 (this is the sink in DNS Sink) and the requesting device is unable to show the ad and carries on with its other tasks. Personally, I keep a dedicated device for running Pi-hole to minimise latency and maximise stability due to the lack of other software installed - the fewer applications a computer runs, the more stable and responsive it will be.ĭuring setup, you give the device a static IP address on your network, then configure your router to provide Pi-hole’s IP address as the DNS ( Domain Name System ) server that all devices connecting to your network using DHCP ( Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ) will use.ĭNS servers convert human-friendly addresses such as into computer friendly IP addresses like 2.22.108.216 (the IP address of ). Because Pi-hole needs no GUI ( Graphical User Interface ), it is often installed on a minimal, CLI-only ( Command Line Interface ) version of Linux such as Armbian Linux or Raspberry Pi’s Rasbian. Pi-hole runs on the Linux operating system which can be controlled via another computer (or phone/tablet) using a terminal emulator. Pi-hole is a piece of open-source software which blocks ads for all devices on your network by acting as a DNS Sink(hole). If you already have Pi-hole installed and running, and understand what it does, you can skip the hidden section below. There are quite a few technical terms here, so I have included some Wiki links. Due to some recent difficulties I had getting Sonos Voice Control installed on my system because of the presence of Pi-hole on my network, I thought it might be useful to some to write an article on what the problem was, why it happened, and how I fixed it. ![]()
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