# Pihole + Unbound not blocking ads

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205>\
**Category:** Community Help\
**Created:** [January 17, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205 "2025-01-17T20:08:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![superuser2000](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@superuser2000](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/superuser2000)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205/1 "2025-01-17T20:08:01Z")

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Pi-hole + Unbound seems to run normal but is not blocking ads on any device.

Pi-hole is the DHCP server and IPv6 is currently disabled on the router.

Problem appeared after upgrading to a new Router provided by the ISP, however the firmware on it appears to be exactly the same.

Debug Token:  
[https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/gukVgfRs/](https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/gukVgfRs/)

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**Author:** ![CallMeCurious](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c4cdca/32.png) [@CallMeCurious](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/CallMeCurious)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205/2 "2025-01-17T20:18:14Z")

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From a client what do you see if you run `nslookup flurry.com` and `nslookup pi-hole.net` ?

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**Author:** ![superuser2000](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@superuser2000](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/superuser2000)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205/3 "2025-01-17T21:07:41Z")

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Macbook-Pro ~ % nslookup flurry.com  
Server: 192.168.2.102  
Address: 192.168.2.102#53

Non-authoritative answer:  
Name: flurry.com  
Address: 76.223.84.192  
Name: flurry.com  
Address: 13.248.158.7

Macbook-Pro ~ % nslookup pi-hole.net  
Server: 192.168.2.102  
Address: 192.168.2.102#53

Non-authoritative answer:  
Name: pi-hole.net  
Address: 3.18.136.52

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**Author:** ![CallMeCurious](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c4cdca/32.png) [@CallMeCurious](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/CallMeCurious)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205/4 "2025-01-17T21:14:54Z")

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I'm assuming that 192.168.2.102 is the pihole? If so then flurry.com should have returned 0.0.0.0 which confirms what your seeing.

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**Author:** ![superuser2000](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@superuser2000](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/superuser2000)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205/5 "2025-01-17T21:19:28Z")

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192.168.2.102 is the pihole indeed. Tested on windows device in case of private relay and got same response.

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**Author:** ![rdwebdesign](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/rdwebdesign/32/51363_2.png) [@rdwebdesign](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/rdwebdesign)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205/6 "2025-01-17T21:56:23Z")

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Pi-hole is working, but you disabled the Default Group (`enabled=0` means disabled):

```auto
** [DIAGNOSING]: Groups
   id enabled name date_added date_modified description                                       
   ---- ------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------- --------------------------------------------------
   0 0 Default 2024-09-28 17:10:24 2025-01-06 19:59:44 The default group                                 

```

Since you only have one group with one list and this group is disabled, Pi-hole is not blocking.

Enable the Default group and it will start to block.

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**Author:** ![superuser2000](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@superuser2000](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/superuser2000)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205/7 "2025-01-17T22:50:19Z")

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Thank you!!! Overthinking is real 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-unbound-not-blocking-ads/75205/8 "2025-02-07T22:51:19Z")

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