# AT&T NVG599 cannot change DNS to point pi-hole server **URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/at-t-nvg599-cannot-change-dns-to-point-pi-hole-server/53688 **Category:** Community Help **Created:** [February 18, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/at-t-nvg599-cannot-change-dns-to-point-pi-hole-server/53688 "2022-02-18T01:43:15Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5

### Author: ![Blockhead](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@Blockhead](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Blockhead) #### Post date: [February 18, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/at-t-nvg599-cannot-change-dns-to-point-pi-hole-server/53688/5 "2022-02-18T04:27:21Z")

Enable pihole's DHCP server. It should set the DNS server to pihole's address. You can check by running ipconfig /all (on a Windows CMD prompt) and checking the DHCP and DNS info. Especially if you set the DHCP range to cover your pihole static IP, you could set the pihole IP as a static address in pihole DHCP. Not sure if truly needed but seems to make sense. Here's the overview: > [@How do I use Pi-hole's built in DHCP server (and why would I want to)?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-use-pi-holes-built-in-dhcp-server-and-why-would-i-want-to/3026): > > Using Your Existing Router For Network-wide Ad Blocking You might not need to use Pi-hole's DHCP server: In many home environments, your router also functions as your DHCP server. In this case, you can often [set Pi-hole to be the DNS server for your network clients in the router's DHCP (or LAN) settings page](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-configure-my-devices-to-use-pi-hole-as-their-dns-server/245), which allows all of your network clients to block ads simply by connecting to the network. Setting it up this way is also what makes Pi-hole very powerful for network-wide ad blocking. W… --- _[View the full topic](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/at-t-nvg599-cannot-change-dns-to-point-pi-hole-server/53688)._