Raspberry Pi 5 with Ubuntu 24.04 - Conflict Between Pi-hole and Hotspot

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Issue Summary: Raspberry Pi 5 with Ubuntu 24.04 - Conflict Between Pi-hole and Hotspot

I have installed Ubuntu 24.04 on my Raspberry Pi 5, and everything works fine. I also installed Pi-hole, which functions perfectly. My Raspberry Pi is connected via Ethernet. However, I'm encountering an issue when trying to use the hotspot feature on my Ubuntu installation.

Problem: When I attempt to activate the hotspot on Ubuntu, I receive an error message stating that the network failed to activate. However, if I stop the Pi-hole service using the following command:

sudo service pihole-FTL stop

The hotspot works correctly. This suggests a conflict between the Pi-hole service and the hotspot feature.

Question: Why is there a conflict between Pi-hole and the hotspot, and what is causing this behavior?

Objective: I need to use the hotspot feature while keeping Pi-hole active because I want to test the network with specific devices. How can I configure my Raspberry Pi to use both Pi-hole and the hotspot simultaneously without any conflicts?

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As a new user, note that you may search the forum for existing topics for similar observations.

Please have a read of Wi-Fi Hotspot DHCP (on Linux Mint) not supplying IP adress - In conflict with Pihole-FTL - #2 by Bucking_Horn to see if that may apply.

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Many Thanks for your fast reply. the link you provided, was very helpful! It actually solved my problem :slight_smile:

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