# Extension vs DNS-based Ad-block

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/extension-vs-dns-based-ad-block/58839>\
**Category:** Community How-to's\
**Created:** [October 27, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/extension-vs-dns-based-ad-block/58839 "2022-10-27T16:53:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bucking\_Horn](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/bucking_horn/32/18719_2.png) [@Bucking\_Horn](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Bucking_Horn)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/extension-vs-dns-based-ad-block/58839/2 "2022-10-27T17:33:25Z")

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As any DNS filter, Pi-hole never sees URLs - it only ever sees the domain that a client is requesting.

This has been asked and answered quiet a few times before, see e.g. [PiHole setup on Docker on Windows is not Blocking Ads - #2 by Bucking\_Horn](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-setup-on-docker-on-windows-is-not-blocking-ads/48770/2).

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