Should I use a PiHole or a second router with OpenWRT, if I am forced to use my ISPs router anyways? - eviltoast

I am tending towards a RaspberryPi with PiHole. Would there be any advantage with an OpenWRT router if it’s just plugged into the ISPs router anyways?

  • mustardman@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    I would suggest using Piholes regardless of your routing strategy. They can help improve the web browsing experience by improving load times, can capture stuff missed by browser ad blocks, and work as an adblocker for devices that don’t have browsers, like Apps and smart tvs.

    • nebulaone@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thanks, I will definitely keep this in mind. Currently using OpenWRT with LuCI-adblock, which is not quite as extensive as a PiHole, but gets the job done. I have three RaspberryPi 3’s just collecting dust so I may as well switch at some point.

      • swordsmanluke@programming.dev
        2·
        1 year ago

        If you already happen to have a generic server in your house, you can run it in a docker container. Since I already had a file server in my basement, I threw the pihole image on there, directed my router to use my server for dns and done! It took like an hour and most of that was just reading the instructions. Actually setting it up was stupidly easy.

        And I love it. My smart tv no longer shows ads in the sidebar. All my devices load websites faster…

        The only downside is sites that refuse to load if I refuse to watch their ads. No great loss.