PiHole and XE75 question

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ChrisRM

2023-11-04 11:03:50

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PiHole and XE75 question

2023-11-04 11:03:50

Tags: #Access Point Mode

Model: Deco XE75

Hardware Version: V3

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Hi,

I've just succeeded in getting my new XE75 mesh to set up, only after taking a PiHole out of circuit. The PiHole acts as a DNS firewall to remove advertising and it's a Good Thing. Unfortunately, the Deco XE75 *really* doesn't like connecting through it, wanting Google DNS or else it sulks. Had anyone got a PiHole to work with XE75? What's it looking for that the PiHole isn't providing?

TIA,

Chris M

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networkdude

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2023-11-04 11:44:08

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Re:PiHole and XE75 question

2023-11-04 11:44:08

@ChrisRM Your wan connection should not have PiHole DNS. Unfortuately TP-Links cloud is required for the router to work (welcome to cloud connected world). So either you find out all the URLs and whitelist them in PiHole so that the Deco connects to the cloud and your WAN DNS is PiHole, or you set the DHCP server DNS to PiHole (suggested) and set your WAN DNS to Google / Cloudflare etc.

ChrisRM

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2023-11-05 11:26:17

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Re:PiHole and XE75 question

2023-11-05 11:26:17

@networkdude

Many thanks for this, it confirmed my suspicions re clod-based things...I would have replied sooner but the local substation blew its fuse and a few hours without power ensued.

Q. Using the Deco app, which bit do I use to point to the PiHole?