Pi Hole stops working

[deHakkelaar]

Clients will need to renew their IP address/lease first to receive the new DNS server (PI-Hole) as a resolver.
This can be done by bringing down the network interface and up again,
or disconnecting the wire,
or rebooting.

Below link is a good test for the devices:

http://pi.hole/admin/

If it doesnt show the admin page, its not using Pi-Hole to resolve names to IP addresses.

It might be that your router deals out different IP details to the two channels.
Most PC's and Pads will show you their network details via some tool or in the settings.
Even a windows PC will show you from who it received the IP details via DHCP:

C:\> ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.11(Preferred)
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : vrijdag 5 mei 2017 0:20:56
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : zaterdag 6 mei 2017 0:20:55
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.8
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.8

[jacob.salmela]

Some routers don't let you set the DNS server via DHCP, but we do have a generic FAQ that may help:

How do I configure my devices to use Pi-hole as their DNS server?

Three methods Generally, there are three different methods that will enable devices on your network to be protected by Pi-hole. 1. Define Pi-hole's IP address as the only DNS entry in the router Rationale Only is italicized here for a reason: Pi-hole needs to be the only DNS server because it intercepts queries and decides whether or not they should be blocked. If you have other DNS servers configured, you may be sent to the correct domain, bypassing Pi-hole completely. Because of this, we…

Also, you can disable your router's DHCP server and use Pi-hole's built in one if all else fails.

[deHakkelaar]

@jacob.salmela

Also, you can disable your router's DHCP server and use Pi-hole's built in one if all else fails.

Ohw man your so too late

Pi Hole stops working

The Internet Setup area was the only location within the router to set DNS. The area where DHCP is set only has the options shown of start/end IPs, nothing else. What you see on that screenshot is what you get. Before I undo all these changes and make additional, I just want to bounce my steps off you for review: Revert changes on MI424WR for both the bridge and ethernet/coax levels Set DNS on the NetGear back to "Get Automatically from ISP" Uncheck the "Use Router as DHCP Server" on the NetG…

[thisismyusername]

Alrighty...back with a fresh cup of coffee!

Unfortunately ad blocking is still pretty spotty. Works on my wife and my iPhones if we are on the 2.4G channel, not the 5G channel. I have my laptop hooked up to my 2.4G channel as well as the 5G channel and it isn't blocking anything on either. I unplugged the Pi Hole ethernet cord and plugged it back in, as well as reset my laptop and ran ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew but neither solved this problem.

What next?