Need assistance with Pi Hole? Let me know how I can help.
Need assistance with Pi Hole? Let me know how I can help.
I received the Pi in the mail today and attempted to set up Pi hole. It didn’t work properly at first. When it functioned, it slowed down the internet. I saw somewhere that it needs to handle IPv6. I tried letting Pi hole manage DHCP and similar tasks, but problems persisted. Eventually, it blocked access to almost all sites except this one. I’m exhausted from my job and likely need some rest. Right now networking is working fine again. If I can’t resolve this, I might repurpose the Pi—maybe build a retro console or get a touchscreen for a portable computer.
I would reinstall the pi hole with a new image and retry. The setup shouldn't be too tricky. Just install it, log in to your computer, and update the DNS to point to the pi hole's IP address... That should do it. Unless you're adjusting the DNS for the whole network, which requires a router that supports it. I tried making the pi hole act like an ADHCP or similar network feature—no need for that. Also, I use my Pi as a Kodi player to stream local videos over the network. My pi hole also serves as a SQL server to sync all Kodi Pi viewing history. It gives a nice pause while watching a movie—just move to another room and resume later. Hope this helps.
Instead of shutting down IPv6 on your client, consider reverting to an alternative method. If you hadn't done that, I'd have suggested starting with disabling it on your "surfing device." Then check if the PI hole is set to use IPv6 by default—there are many guides available online for disabling it there as well. I updated my note: https://docs.pi-hole.net/guides/tor/perf...sues/#ipv6
I reviewed the materials and they didn’t cover it in the way I needed or didn’t assist when I was tired. The main aim was to utilize Pi Hole across the whole network, not just one device. Comcast provides me with an IPv6 address, so I decided to retain IPv6 as a consequence.
I don't rely on Tor. Honestly, recent reports suggest the FBI and NSA had access to it, making it risky to assume it's secure.
I only tried it on one device and it took an eternity for any site to load. From what I learned, the problem was related to IPv6 and there was a toggle you could switch to resolve it. Since my router didn’t have that option, I chose to give up and use the Pi for some retro gaming. The fact was I had 1700 ROMs on my computer, so I thought it would also work well.