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Well, I disagree. OpenWRT is great at being a router, let it be that. pihole is great at being an adblocker, let it be that. I think you're better off to fir
by muppetman 8y ago
Well, I disagree. OpenWRT is great at being a router, let it be that. pihole is great at being an adblocker, let it be that.
I think you're better off to fire up a Docker instance!
https://hub.docker.com/r/pihole/pihole/ https://hub.docker.com/r/pihole/pihole/
But why do you think OpenWRT is better? Because it has a (somewhat clunky and not as feature rich) adblock solution built it?
So does pfSense with pfBlocker-NG which is also another common adblock solution people use.
But for a basic user to just augment their home network with ad-filtering, way better off to just have add a pihole, than to totally replace their router.
- forinti 8y agoYes, OpenWRT does have an adblock solution. It might not be as shiny as the PiHole but it works. Also, you can buy a decent router for less than you would pay for Pi+Cables+Case+Power Source. I use a tp-link wr842nd. I even have a Telegram bot on it to interact with it. A Pi would be more powerful, sure, but the router serves my needs.
- muppetman 8y agoRight, I was more curious why you thought OpenWRT was a better solution.