# Pi Hole running fine, DNS server not showing pi hole IP. VPN also not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [January 2, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-running-fine-dns-server-not-showing-pi-hole-ip-vpn-also-not-working/6308 "2018-01-02T04:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6

**Author:** ![deHakkelaar](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dehakkelaar/32/674_2.png) [@deHakkelaar](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/deHakkelaar)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-running-fine-dns-server-not-showing-pi-hole-ip-vpn-also-not-working/6308/6 "2018-01-03T22:01:09Z")

Can you post screenshots of your router "DHCP server" settings ? If it lacks an option to push a DNS server (Pi-hole's IP) to the clients through DHCP, I would recommend to disable the DHCP server on the router and enable the one on Pi-hole as a replacement: > [@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): > > 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… Ps. love your handle by the way 😉 --- _[View the full topic](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-running-fine-dns-server-not-showing-pi-hole-ip-vpn-also-not-working/6308)._