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RAX200 - Using RasPi4 w/ PiHole
Afternoon, I'm currently attempting to set up PiHole via RaspberryPi 4 with my RAX200 router, but I cannot seem to get it quite right. I have disabled DHCP on the router in the LAN settings w...
> I'm currently attempting to set up PiHole via RaspberryPi 4 [...]
Running Raspbian?
> [...] I cannot seem to get it quite right.
Are you following some set of instructions or other? Care to share?
(A helpful link, perhaps?)
> I have disabled DHCP on the router in the LAN settings while adding a
> Static IP for the RasPi4 to the list, [...]
Which "the LAN settings", exactly? Which "the list"?
Terminology: A "static" address is configured on the device itself.
What you configure on a (DHCP server on a) router is a reserved dynamic
address, not a static address.
Are you saying that you reserved an address for the R-Pi in the
router's DHCP server, and then disabled the router's DHCP server?
What's wrong with this picture?
> [...] but it still seems as though [...]
"seems"? Not a useful problem description. It does not say what you
did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual, showing
actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED
indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or
interpretations.
I've never played with a Pi-hole, so I know nothing, but, on general
principles, I'd assign a static IP address to any DHCP server. Because,
whom (else) is it supposed to ask for its own address, when it's
supposed to be Mr. Know-it-all for LAN IP addresses? (And that's an
actual _static_ address, configured on the R-Pi itself.
Running Raspbian?
Yes, Raspberry Pi OS (Previously called Raspbian)
Are you following some set of instructions or other? Care to share?
(A helpful link, perhaps?)
I was trying to follow these instructions from PiHole, but it I'm having trouble locating DNSMasq.
Which "the LAN settings", exactly? Which "the list"?
I have disabled "Use Router as DHCP Server" in the LAN settings of the router itself and added the "static" address I would like for the R-Pi to the "Address Reservation". This, however, did not make any of the devices connected to the network go through the R-Pi before sending info to the servers.
Terminology: A "static" address is configured on the device itself.
What you configure on a (DHCP server on a) router is a reserved dynamic
address, not a static address.
Understood.
Are you saying that you reserved an address for the R-Pi in the
router's DHCP server, and then disabled the router's DHCP server?
What's wrong with this picture?
I believe that is correct. Stupid move on my part, but I've having trouble fiding other options within the router itself.
"seems"? Not a useful problem description. It does not say what you
did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual, showing
actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED
indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or
interpretations.
I have to laugh first, as you sound like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory; very literal. I like literal. I don't mean that in a bad way, but I understand what you're saying. This is my first time trying anything of this nature.
I disabled the "Use Router as DHCP Server" in the LAN settings of the router itself and added the "static" address I would like for the R-Pi to the "Address Reservation".
I've never played with a Pi-hole, so I know nothing, but, on general
principles, I'd assign a static IP address to any DHCP server. Because,
whom (else) is it supposed to ask for its own address, when it's
supposed to be Mr. Know-it-all for LAN IP addresses? (And that's an
actual _static_ address, configured on the R-Pi itself.
> I was trying to follow these instructions from PiHole, [...]
Ok. Your original problem description threw me off the track. Sorry
about the (my) confusion. (_Your_ original confusion is still your
fault, however.) So, anything above which refers to the R-Pi as a DHCP
server is wrong.> I have disabled DHCP on the router [...]
Why? Pi-hole is a _DNS_ server, not a _DHCP_ server. There's no
obvious reason to change anything in the router's DHCP configuration,
except, perhaps, to add the Pi-hole system to the address reservations
on the router's DHCP server (which should _not_ be disabled).> [...] I'm having trouble locating DNSMasq.
I doubt that you'll find it on a router which is running typical
Netgear firmware. I'd look for the router's DNS settings at: BASIC >
Internet : Domain Name Server (DNS) Address, where you ought be able to
specify the (reserved, LAN) IP address of the Pi-hole system (R-Pi).
Whether that will actually work is another queston, however. There
have been many recent reports of various models and/or firmware versions
which reject a DNS server address which is on the router's LAN address
subnet.> [...] This, however, did not make any of the devices connected to the
> network go through the R-Pi before sending info to the servers.Again, "DHCP" and "DNS" are spelled differently for a reason.
Ok. Your original problem description threw me off the track. Sorry
about the (my) confusion. (_Your_ original confusion is still your
fault, however.) So, anything above which refers to the R-Pi as a DHCP
server is wrong.I can agree that (my) original confusion is still my own fault. But, I can't help feeling like I'm reading this in the words of Mark Z. Danielewski. I appreciate the breakdowns, but please keep the punctuation for your essays.
I have disabled DHCP on the router [...]
This was stupid on my part given the information provided. I can now see the difference between the two.
Why? Pi-hole is a _DNS_ server, not a _DHCP_ server. There's no
obvious reason to change anything in the router's DHCP configuration,
except, perhaps, to add the Pi-hole system to the address reservations
on the router's DHCP server (which should _not_ be disabled).Except for being a n00b at this.
I doubt that you'll find it on a router which is running typical
Netgear firmware. I'd look for the router's DNS settings at: BASIC >
Internet : Domain Name Server (DNS) Address, where you ought be able to
specify the (reserved, LAN) IP address of the Pi-hole system (R-Pi).Oh! I actually found it. Like the (*spot).
Whether that will actually work is another queston, however. There
have been many recent reports of various models and/or firmware versions
which reject a DNS server address which is on the router's LAN address
subnet.Again, "DHCP" and "DNS" are spelled differently for a reason.
Sorry but you're wrong; the Pi-Hole doubles as a DNS server and a DHCP server. So... you're dumb.