### Author:  [@shykitten55](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/shykitten55)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/1 "2020-09-10T06:33:40Z")
> [@Option to block/not forward all AAAA queries](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/option-to-block-not-forward-all-aaaa-queries/34837/8):
>
> What is your setting for `AAAA_QUERY_ANALYSIS`
I was sent here from another thread I have about IPv6 addresses and me not having any IPv6 addresses.
So where is this: `AAAA_QUERY_ANALYSIS` in `settings`?
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### Author:  [@PromoFaux](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/PromoFaux)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/2 "2020-09-10T07:45:11Z")
It is probably not made clear in this thread, but it is a config setting for `FTL`
> **[Configuration - Pi-hole documentation](https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/configfile/)**
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### Author:  [@shykitten55](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/shykitten55)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/3 "2020-09-10T09:15:07Z")
(I should have explained that when I joined I logged in via google - me: lazy. So my username was picked for me. It would have been better had I picked it myself as: village\_idiot.)
Yes, I found that a long way down the track, but this village idiot isn't seeing a clear breakdown of the yes/no option.
> `AAAA_QUERY_ANALYSIS=yes|no`
So I'm guessing it needs to be `no`.
What also hit me a bit was when I opened said file (the .conf file) it was.... one line.
Ok, but that doesn't play nice with me.
I also get it is more work for the people who make PiHole. It isn't I am not happy, but it threw me.
If the options are `yes/no` and there isn't an entry..... How does that work?
Is `yes` the de-facto for all the lines which aren't in the `.conf` files?
I think/hope it is set now to what it should be to not show those in the stats.
This is what the file is to date:
```auto
sudo cat /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf
PRIVACYLEVEL=0
AAAA_QUERY_ANALASYS=no
```
That was done abut 17:00 local.
I turned the machine off there about and turned it back on on now.
Looking at the graphs, I don't think that is working.
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### Author:  [@PromoFaux](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/PromoFaux)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/4 "2020-09-10T09:21:23Z")
From the docs page:
> Possible settings ( **the option shown first is the default** ):
It's more for succinctness. These are all _optional_ settings, so think of any entries in that files as overrides for the default behaviour of `FTL`
Personally I am not sure what is _supposed_ to happen with that option set to `no`, as I have never used it (I barely even refer to the stats at all, myself). But I am sure somebody will have an answer!
>
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### Author:  [@shykitten55](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/shykitten55)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/5 "2020-09-10T09:24:53Z")
Again: Thanks. I am new to this so (alas) I am going to make some stupid mistakes.
(Not at you). I just edited the post and show the result of editing the file and setting it to `no`.
I accept that if I am running an IP(4) network it is going to cause _problems_ with programs when they are told to use IP(6).
But the fact they are showing on the graph after I (hope/think) I set it to not do that is .... confusing.
Not a big deal. It is early days and in the long run I am sure this will be resolved. Just until then any information extracted from the graphs is skewed because of this also included.
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### Author:  [@PromoFaux](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/PromoFaux)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/6 "2020-09-10T09:30:10Z")
> [@shykitten55](#):
>
> . I am new to this so (alas) I am going to make some stupid mistakes.
We, all of us, have to start somewhere!
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### Author:  [@shykitten55](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/shykitten55)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/7 "2020-09-10T09:31:25Z")
I get that. No problems. It is just interesting all the stuff I am seeing.
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### Author:  [@Coro](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Coro)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/8 "2020-09-10T10:05:49Z")
> [@shykitten55](#):
>
> `AAAA_QUERY_ANALASYS`
Typo?
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### Author:  [@shykitten55](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/shykitten55)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/9 "2020-09-10T10:08:21Z")
Sorry, I'm not seeing one.
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### Author:  [@Coro](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Coro)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/10 "2020-09-10T10:09:12Z")
> [@Option to block/not forward all AAAA queries](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/option-to-block-not-forward-all-aaaa-queries/34837/43):
>
> Personally I am not sure what is _supposed_ to happen with that option set to `no` , as I have never used it (I barely even refer to the stats at all, myself). But I am sure somebody will have an answer!
I am the first someone to read this, it seems:
>
* * *
> [@Option to block/not forward all AAAA queries](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/option-to-block-not-forward-all-aaaa-queries/34837/47):
>
> > [@shykitten55](#):
> >
> > `AAAA_QUERY_ANALASYS`
>
> Typo?
> [@Option to block/not forward all AAAA queries](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/option-to-block-not-forward-all-aaaa-queries/34837/48):
>
> Sorry, I'm not seeing one.
> [@shykitten55](#):
>
> ANALASYS
but it should be
> [@Option to block/not forward all AAAA queries](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/option-to-block-not-forward-all-aaaa-queries/34837/8):
>
> ANALYSIS
`Y` vs. `I` and `A` vs. `Y`
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### Author:  [@shykitten55](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/shykitten55)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/11 "2020-09-10T10:10:19Z")
Thanks.
Weird how we can't see our own mistakes sometimes.
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### Author:  [@Coro](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Coro)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/12 "2020-09-10T10:13:15Z")
No worries. But remember this only skips showing/ computing statistics for them. It does not make it block them. For this you'd need the type-selective regex as mentioned above, I think this will only be in the next version of Pi-hole. Just to highlight this because the title of this topic seems to suggest something else.
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### Author:  [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/13 "2020-09-10T15:13:07Z")
> [@shykitten55](#):
>
> clear breakdown of the yes/no option.
Per the documentation:
> Should `FTL` only analyze A and AAAA queries?
If yes, then only these types of queries are analyzed. If no, then all queries (not just A and AAAA, but also including PTR, TXT, ANY, SRV, etc) will be analyzed and shown in the dashboard.
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### Author:  [@yubiuser](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/yubiuser)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/14 "2020-09-10T18:43:39Z")
To note:
Both `AAAA_QUERY_ANALYSIS=yes|no` and `ANALYZE_ONLY_A_AND_AAAA=false|true` don't affect the DNS resolution at all - all requests will be processed. It is purely about the analyzation for displaying of certain query types at the dashboard.
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### Author:  [@shykitten55](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/shykitten55)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/15 "2020-09-10T20:47:16Z")
So some options want yes/no and others want true/false..
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### Author:  [@Coro](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Coro)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/16 "2020-09-10T20:57:24Z")
It doesn't matter. They always accept both. Sometimes they use or the other. depending on the context (it's a language thing, I guess).
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### Author:  [@shykitten55](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/shykitten55)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/17 "2020-09-10T20:58:38Z")
Ok. Just wanting to be sure.
There aren't many things worse than a theory based on an untruth.
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### Author:  [@DL6ER](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DL6ER)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/18 "2020-09-10T21:01:30Z")
@Coro is right. And you are invited to play around with things. When you check out `/var/log/pihole-FTL.log`, you will always see the interpretation of your settings. Here you can see if FTL accepted your settings (it may reject some, e.g. invalid values such as a negative interval for `MAXDBDAYS`).
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-use-aaaa-query-analysis-flag/38202/19 "2020-10-01T21:01:31Z")
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