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I read some other thread on here some time ago that talked about the option of using a Pi-hole (or so?) to block smart TV ads.

• AdmiralAsshat 5y ago
  Some TV manufacturers have gotten wise to this (sigh) and started hard-coding their DNS lookup IPs.
  • gatgeagent 5y ago
    Not only the DNS lookup IPs are getting hardcoded, even the ads themselves may be shipped on the device, in case it cannot update the ads (e.g. no internet connection).
  • iso1210 5y ago
    Well that's easy enough to filter - just nat all outgoing traffic to UDP/53 to your preferred device. Of course google and other spy companies are pushing DNS over HTTPS, so once that becomes popular in these devices, you're screwed - you simply have to block all traffic (in which case you won't be able to watch netflix/disney/whatever using that device. For a TV that's fine, as you have a PC plugged into it, for now)
  • bavent 5y ago
    I remember having to set up a firewall rule to drop or reroute all DNS queries through my PiHole. What a pain in the ass to have to jump through hoops for a device I paid over $1k for.
  • caskstrength 5y ago
    > Some TV manufacturers have gotten wise to this (sigh) and started hard-coding their DNS lookup IPs. Is there a list of such manufactures? Don't want to accidentally buy one of their products.