# Pi hole working (sort of, but not all the time!)

**URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-working-sort-of-but-not-all-the-time/14029
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [October 28, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-working-sort-of-but-not-all-the-time/14029 "2018-10-28T14:58:16Z")
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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: [November 4, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-working-sort-of-but-not-all-the-time/14029/8 "2018-11-04T13:54:06Z")

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> [@Ian\_King](#):
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> Any thoughts?

You can use the Pi-Hole as the DHCP server and get the router out of the conditional forwarding loop.

> [@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):
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> 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…

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