It’s complicated.
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ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 6 months agoI really need to learn how to set that up.
Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Sylver@lemmy.world 6 months ago
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Dave@lemmy.nz 6 months ago
Not really, if you’re a little technical.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 months ago
What if you’re a big technical?
Deceptichum@kbin.social 6 months ago
It’s complicated.
dezmd@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Then Pihole is just the beginning.
/Matrix soundtrack plays
/complimentary donuts and coffee are over on the side table
Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com 6 months ago
It’s easier than ever these days. The hardest part is figuring out how to configure your router to point devices to it. Because router manufacturers love to bury that setting somewhere deep. For actually setting up the pihole, it’s usually just a matter of flashing the memory card with the right image, then finding some decent block lists. But even the block lists are easy to find nowadays.
jrbaconcheese@yall.theatl.social 6 months ago
Or worse, you have an ISP-provided modem + router that has it locked down. Yes I could buy a router and put it the modem in bridge mode blah blah, so I just configure each device manually.
Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com 6 months ago
Yeah, the combined modem/routers are almost all garbage. You really are better off bridging it and letting your own router do the work. Because the ISP has a vested interest in giving you the cheapest router possible.
jrbaconcheese@yall.theatl.social 6 months ago
It’s actually not that bad; I certainly wouldn’t choose it (it’s an Arris) but I don’t want to put $400 down for a router. (I have no idea what a router costs. I’d also spend a month researching the exact perfect router and then take weeks with custom firmware and configuration and miss spending time with the family.)