Optimal DNS Ad Blocker

Re:Optimal DNS Ad Blocker by benologist on Friday July 29, 2016 @03:17PM (#12189236)

If you want StevenBlack's hosts list to be network-wide I integrated it with an open source, self-hosted DNS server called https://pi-hole.net/ last week which adds a slick admin interface and browser extensions too, then I put it all in a Vagrantfile and set my router to use the VM as a DNS server.

Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/ELL9CDu.png

Vagrantfile: https://github.com/benlowry/pihole-extended-hosts

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Re:Optimal DNS Ad Blocker by dalanmiller on Friday July 29, 2016 @04:55PM (#12189926)

I use pi-hole at home and it's a great little tool for my home network and I think makes a noticeable difference on web browsing speeds.

My only wish is that it would serve a page notifying me "this is possibly an ad, but would you like to continue?" versus just flat out blocking. I know there's a whitelisting functionality but it'd be cool if I could handle this directly in my actions in the browser.

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Re:Optimal DNS Ad Blocker by xienze on Friday July 29, 2016 @03:44PM (#12189423)

Alternately, if your router is capable of doing so, have it be the DNS server, seeded with the hosts file. That's what I do with my EdgeRouter Lite.

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Re:Optimal DNS Ad Blocker by shirman on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @07:23AM (#12209095)

Is it possible to marry this to Bind9?

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Re:Optimal DNS Ad Blocker by nwrk on Friday July 29, 2016 @06:17PM (#12190465)

Nice! Thanks

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