Setting DNS to Pi-Hole Kills the Internet

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@PolicyWonkery

C:\Windows\system32>nslookup pi.hole
Server: dns.google
Address: 8.8.8.8

*** dns.google can’t find pi.hole: Non-existent domain

This client is not using P-Hole for DNS, it is using Google.

[PolicyWonkery]

But if I'm setting the DNS at the router level shouldn't that overwrite any local setting? I changed the network adapter settings from automatic to specify the Pi-Hole and get this result now:

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C:\Users\mcnau>nslookup pi.hole
Server: raspberrypi
Address: 192.168.68.112

Name: pi.hole
Address: 192.168.68.112

A test on cnn.com shows that most paid content is now blocked. There are three small text paid content links on the right side of cnn.com

[jfb]

@PolicyWonkery

But if I’m setting the DNS at the router level shouldn’t that overwrite any local setting?

No. Local settings override router settings.

@PolicyWonkery

C:\Users\mcnau>nslookup pi.hole
Server: raspberrypi
Address: 192.168.68.112

Name: pi.hole
Address: 192.168.68.112

This client and adapter are now using Pi-Hole. The paid content links are from the cnn domain and won't be blocked.