Ability to set names for top clients list on the settings page

[C4Wiz]

ability to set names for top clients list on the settings page

IE: (My_PC) xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

[jacob.salmela]

Are you requesting to do this via the Web interface?

You can do this now by editing /etc/hosts.

[DL6ER]

This may be difficult since the web UI will try to resolve host names when you enable this feature. Should the names then be favorized? In my network I see the host names of the individual devices. If you

• use the Pi-hole DHCP server: out of the box,
• use your router's DHCP server: try unchecking the two options under "Advanced DNS settings" and be sure to set one of the DNS servers to the IP of your router (might create a loopback, you will have to try)

[jacob.salmela]

How do I show hostnames instead of IP addresses in the dashboard?

There are two ways to accomplish this: use Pi-hole's built in DHCP server use your router's DHCP server and modify /etc/hosts on your Pi-hole machine Use Pi-hole's DHCP server When you enable Pi-hole's DHCP server, you have the option to assign DHCP reservations and pair them with a hostname. Just make a reservation for every device on your network. [image] Edit /etc/hosts on your Pi-hole The other option is useful if you want to keep your existing DHCP server (usually your router) and …

[yubiuser]

Additionally it is possible to set "Local DNS Records" with v5.0 now - names for clients will also be shown in "Top Clients" list