# Groups and DHCP

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/groups-and-dhcp/31901>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** v5-0\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/groups-and-dhcp/31901 "2020-05-11T03:09:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/groups-and-dhcp/31901/2 "2020-05-11T03:15:57Z")

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> [@Angrynerd](#):
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> Do you need to use pihole as a dhcp server to use the group managment?

No.

> [@Angrynerd](#):
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> when i go to the clients section of group manager it shows all of the devices it can see on all local networks; however, the only client its actually recieving requests from is the router.

> [@Why do I only see my router's IP address instead of individual devices in the Top Clients section and Query Log?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/why-do-i-only-see-my-routers-ip-address-instead-of-individual-devices-in-the-top-clients-section-and-query-log/3653):
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> A nice feature of Pi-hole is that you can see which network devices are sending out the most DNS queries. For every device that is [using Pi-hole as their DNS server](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-do-i-configure-my-devices-to-use-pi-hole-as-their-dns-server/245), you can also see which DNS queries each one has made. But depending on a few things, you may only see a single host in your Top Clients section, which is not as useful. This isn't detrimental to the performance of your Pi-hole; it just provides you with less insight into [what's happening on your network](https://pi-hole.net/2017/02/22/what-really-happens-on-your-network-find-out-with-pi-hole/). So w…

> [@Angrynerd](#):
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> Given that its only recieving requests from the router would any of those listed ip addresses actually affect anything?

Good question and I don't know the answer, because I see individual IP's in my Pi-hole. You can see individual IP's by (1) changing settings in your router if your router supports this, or (2) using the Pi-hole DHCP server.

> [@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):
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> 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…

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