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Consider something like Pi Hole (https://pi-hole.net/ https://pi-hole.net/) as the DNS on your network. Where it will affect all devices on the network.

iamspoilt 9y ago
Doesn't support OS X though.
- dec0dedab0de 9y ago
  wait do you mean you want to run it on OSX, or that the DNS in OSX is somehow different, and wont work with pihole as its server?
- ChrisSD 9y ago
  The idea is you use some inexpensive hardware (like a Raspberry Pi) and simple set all your devices to use it as a DNS server.
- spartanatreyu 9y ago
  How wouldn't it support OSX. You just set it up as the device that provides a mac with it's network. It doesn't have anything to do with OS's
toxican 9y ago
I've got a RaspberryPi Zero (WiFi via USB..ugh). Would that be too slow for DNS, or would having my DNS server be local vs remote negate that slow interface?
- xianb 9y ago
  It's running fine for me on a Pi Zero W. There's honestly like no slowdown at all
- efreak 9y ago
  I don't have a Pi0, but I've had no problems running it on a single-core CHIP.
JensRex 9y ago
My problem with Pi Hole is that I'd rather have it return NXDOMAIN, instead of redirecting to some other IP.
- mastazi 9y ago
  If you want NXDOMAIN on Pi-Hole, upvote this feature request: https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/implement-response-zone-policies-nxdomain-for-end-user-performance-increase/1342/11 https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/implement-response-zone-poli...
flukus 9y ago
This will only protect you while your on your own network. A lot of the juciest data is about your public location, for that you need something device/browser specific.
- efreak 9y ago
  There's nothing (except possibly your ISP) stoping you from opening your firewall and using it remotely. I personally run dnsmasq (manually configured, but otherwise similar to pihole) on a VPS.
  - flukus 9y ago
    > There's nothing (except possibly your ISP) stopping you from opening your firewall and using it remotely. My ISP won't but there are ways around that. The biggest problem I've faced is on the modem side of things, finding something I'd trust to be open to the internet, ideally something I can install openWRT or similar on and something I know will work in my market. It's an options minefield.
- MertsA 9y ago
  Just run a local caching resolver, on Linux that is super easy and uses little resources.

iamspoilt 9y ago

Doesn't support OS X though.

dec0dedab0de 9y ago
wait do you mean you want to run it on OSX, or that the DNS in OSX is somehow different, and wont work with pihole as its server?
ChrisSD 9y ago
The idea is you use some inexpensive hardware (like a Raspberry Pi) and simple set all your devices to use it as a DNS server.
spartanatreyu 9y ago
How wouldn't it support OSX. You just set it up as the device that provides a mac with it's network. It doesn't have anything to do with OS's

toxican 9y ago

I've got a RaspberryPi Zero (WiFi via USB..ugh). Would that be too slow for DNS, or would having my DNS server be local vs remote negate that slow interface?

xianb 9y ago
It's running fine for me on a Pi Zero W. There's honestly like no slowdown at all
efreak 9y ago
I don't have a Pi0, but I've had no problems running it on a single-core CHIP.

JensRex 9y ago

My problem with Pi Hole is that I'd rather have it return NXDOMAIN, instead of redirecting to some other IP.

mastazi 9y ago
If you want NXDOMAIN on Pi-Hole, upvote this feature request: https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/implement-response-zone-policies-nxdomain-for-end-user-performance-increase/1342/11 https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/implement-response-zone-poli...

flukus 9y ago

This will only protect you while your on your own network. A lot of the juciest data is about your public location, for that you need something device/browser specific.

efreak 9y ago
There's nothing (except possibly your ISP) stoping you from opening your firewall and using it remotely. I personally run dnsmasq (manually configured, but otherwise similar to pihole) on a VPS.
- flukus 9y ago
  > There's nothing (except possibly your ISP) stopping you from opening your firewall and using it remotely. My ISP won't but there are ways around that. The biggest problem I've faced is on the modem side of things, finding something I'd trust to be open to the internet, ideally something I can install openWRT or similar on and something I know will work in my market. It's an options minefield.
MertsA 9y ago
Just run a local caching resolver, on Linux that is super easy and uses little resources.