Pi-hole is active but doesn't resolve dns

[ineedyourhelp]

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Expected Behaviour:

Internet works with ad-blocking

Actual Behaviour:

Page fails to resolve

Debug Token:

https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/e5c3mvows8

I'm able to set dns manually on my router and internet works fine. Neither wired nor wifi works through the pihole. I also set up pivpn and have been able to connect to it successfully.

[jfb]

Your debug log does not show any problems with your Pi-Hole installation.

@ineedyourhelp

I’m able to set dns manually on my router and internet works fine

What DNS settings are you using in your router, both when the Pi-Hole does not aplpear to be processing requests and when you are able to access the internet.

Have you tried to manually assign the Pi-Hole as DNS in a client to eliminate the router as a source of the problem?

[ineedyourhelp]

So I have router dnsmasq set to the dhcp 6 IP of pihole and that's when I have the problems. Setting dns on router to pihole works but the stats all show the router and not individual clients.

[jfb]

@ineedyourhelp

Setting dns on router to pihole works but the stats all show the router and not individual clients.

You can use Pi-Hole as DHCP server, which will show individual clients.

How do I use Pi-hole's built in DHCP server (and why would I want to)?

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, 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…

[ineedyourhelp]

Which offers better performance, dhcp on pihole or router? I have netgear r7000 router and raspberry pi 2 model b.

[jfb]

There is no difference you would ever notice. The client will get a new lease whenever the old one expires (typically daily or weekly). This is a very simple transaction.

Note the DHCP function is not the same as the DNS function. DNS queries are recurring and frequent, DHCP transactions occur very infrequently by comparison.