# Pi Hole as DNS Server via FreshTomato (Netgear R6000)

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-as-dns-server-via-freshtomato-netgear-r6000/27508>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 27, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-as-dns-server-via-freshtomato-netgear-r6000/27508 "2020-01-27T00:22:04Z")\
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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:** [January 27, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-as-dns-server-via-freshtomato-netgear-r6000/27508/2 "2020-01-27T00:27:34Z")

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Looks like DNS Rebind Protection is enabled.

> [@Why won't Pi-hole work with DNS rebind protection enabled?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/why-wont-pi-hole-work-with-dns-rebind-protection-enabled/3142):
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> What is DNS rebind protection? If your router has an option called DNS rebind protection enabled, you may run into issues when trying to use Pi-hole as your DNS server. The reasons for this are quite technical, but to summarize what this option does in one sentence: DNS rebind protection does not allow DNS queries to be answered with a local IP address. Why does this interfere with Pi-hole? DNS rebind is meant to be a [countermeasure to an attack on your network](http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-security/public-ip-dns-rebinding-another-reason-not-to-use-default-passwords/). So in many cases, it's actu…

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