I’ve just set up my pihole and I’m considering the best way to configure it. Is it a good idea to set the default group to block (almost) all domains and then manually add trusted devices to another group with a “normal” block list? My use case is untrustworthy devices that I don’t want phoning home but which might change their IP address.

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 days ago

    My use case is untrustworthy devices that I don’t want phoning home but which might change their IP address.

    If you’re using DHCP, you might be able to tell your router to assign a specific IP to the MAC address.

    Alternatively, if you have a few trusted devices on your network, can you add them to an allow list and deny traffic to every other IP?

    • smeg@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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      6 days ago

      If you’re using DHCP, you might be able to tell your router to assign a specific IP to the MAC address.

      Hopefully, seems pretty unlikely that the untrusted devices will bother spoofing their MAC addresses

      can you add them to an allow list and deny traffic to every other IP?

      Yeah that’s what I meant by manually adding trusted devices to a group with a normal block list