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> I gateway all my devices through one computer running a stripped down kernel. Through this host I monitor all network connections. I block ads and of course t
by coned88 11y ago
> I gateway all my devices through one computer running a stripped down kernel. Through this host I monitor all network connections. I block ads and of course this means I block Apple.
Do you do this always via a vpn or something or was it just to try it out?
- gwu78 11y agos/connections/attempted &/ Yes, I do this always. For me, the ad blocking is most easily done via DNS. djbdns features make it especially easy. I have been using DNS to block ads especially in app ads for several years now. Never expected it to work so well (such heavy reliance on DNS by developers), but it does. There are of course other ways besides DNS to block unwanted connections including ones to Apple and third party ad servers. As for Apple's VPN capabilities, I have experimented with xl2tpd but not as a way to block ads.
- coned88 11y agodon't you waste a lot of battery going through a vpn though on your cell phone? I'd love to hear more about this setup.