Hello
I made PiHole two weeks ago. It works finde but not on my TV.
Does anyone know why? Or have anyone new Blacklists for me to try ?
Thy
Simon
Do you see your TV name or IP address appearing in the Query Log in Pi-hole? Do you see it in Tools > Network (expand the view to see All)
These smart TVs are sometimes configured to use something like Google DNS, regardless of what your DHCP server tells them to use.
Check the user manual for your model of TV and see if you can find the place in its menu where you configure the network. Also reach out to the manufacturer to see if they can advise.
Okey thx
What would be the correct DNS Adress to change ?
You mention your Pi-hole works fine so I assume Pi-hole is being given out as the DNS server by your router or Pi-hole's own DHCP.
Your television should respect that. You'd need to find the network settings in your TV and find the DNS option. It should show the IP of your Pi-hole. But depending on the model perhaps it does not show any option for DNS and, under the hood, it uses something else like Google DNS.
Note that YouTube videos can't be blocked by Pi-hole. YouTube made changes some time ago that prevents that kind of blocking from working anymore.
Okey Thx I will try it.
But i can't say that youtube videos can't be blocked. On my PC the ads are blocked 9/10 times.
I'm guessing you have a browser extension (or an entire browser) which is able to mostly block the ads at the browser level. That won't work on your TV unfortunately. One fix is to subscribe to YouTube Premium and make sure that YouTube on your TV is signed in to your account.
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