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shimganar
Mar 07, 2023Follower
Need help with Nighthawk router
Hey all, I've been trying to set up pi-hole on my Ubuntu server pc. There are queries being blocked, but it seems that I still have ads? I'm not sure if this is because I set it up incorrectly. I'...
michaelkenward
Mar 07, 2023Guru - Experienced User
shimganar wrote:
Equipment being used:
AT&T gateway modem that has wifi turned off
This does not disable the router bit of this unnamed gateway. You will, therefore, still be liable to "double NAT" problems.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
To eliminate that, you need to put this gateway not bridge (modem only) mode. But that is not always easy with AT&T kit.
I've only changed the DNS settings under Netgear Internet Setup to my pi-hole device's static IP. Might this be the issue? Do I need to change anything on the DNS for the pi-hole settings? It's currently just two boxes checked under IPv4 for OpenDNS.
See above.