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Re:Optimal DNS Ad Blocker by jsingleton on Friday July 29, 2016 @05:39PM (#12190228)
Network-wide is the way to go. Hosts files can be tricky to set up on phones and tablets.

I run dnsmasq on a pi as my ISP router is pretty limited. You can't even change the DNS servers, so the pi has to do DHCP too.

I use it to block other things like fixed banner overlays. With caching you can get it to work when you go off WiFi too [0].

Not sure I'd use Google's DNS servers though. Your ISP's are probably better for both speed and privacy. You can test the speed with an old Google project called namebench [1].

[0] https://unop.uk/block-bbc-breaking-news-on-all-devices

[1] https://code.google.com/archive/p/namebench

Re:Optimal DNS Ad Blocker by stordoff on Friday July 29, 2016 @06:03PM (#12190391)
> Not sure I'd use Google's DNS servers though. Your ISP's are probably better for both speed and privacy. You can test the speed with an old Google project called namebench [1].

Unfortunately my ISP's (Sky, UK) DNS servers aren't particularly reliable. My devices are behind the DD-WRT router that forces its own DNS settings (other servers are intercepted), but the rest of the family connects directly to the ISP router[1]. Multiple times I've been browsing the Internet without issue, but other people have been unable to use the Internet. Changing their device to use Google's DNS server resolved the issue.

[1] Been meaning to merge the two for a while, but haven't got around to it yet