Your modem doesn’t have a DNS configuration.
Your modem doesn’t have a DNS configuration.
I don’t have the ability to adjust the DNS server on my modem. However, I can enable port forwarding. If you’re looking for a broader solution, consider setting up a Pi-Hole to manage DNS across your entire network.
Check if it's a local PiHole. If yes, ensure every device on the LAN connected via PiHole is using the DNS set during the initial configuration.
The idea is to avoid sending traffic through the pi-hole and instead use it for DNS purposes. To make this work, set up the DHCP server on the router to instruct clients to connect via the pi-hole as their DNS server. This way, everything passes through it automatically without needing separate configurations for each device. However, some routers restrict this setting, requiring manual adjustments on individual devices.
if your router lacks the options, you can adjust them directly on your devices. for instance, i've used 0.0.0.0 as my DNS settings multiple times. this worked on my pc, my TP Mesh network, and my ISP router.
A pi-Hole is configured on a Raspberry Pi Zero W. The sole LAN connection is the PC, while the wireless router links to the modem and the Pi connects straight to it. There doesn’t appear to be a noticeable change in the number of added content.
Well, yes. You might have understood my message differently, but I think you conveyed it more clearly. Link the RPi to your wireless router via Ethernet. Give the RPi a fixed LAN IP outside the router’s DHCP range. Configure the RPi/PiHole using that IP and SSH. Update your router’s DNS to point to the RPi’s LAN IP. Restart everything. Also, remember PiHole doesn’t include pre-built blocklists by default—you’ll need to add them yourself.
The wireless router model is not specified in the conversation.