• Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com
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    6 months ago

    Currently, yes and no.

    Yes, in that pihole can filter ad servers, but no because backup DNS servers are hard coded in the software; you have to block those too from your router.

    Not sure about the new changes planned.

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      6 months ago

      I haven’t seen a seen a single home screen Roku ad since I installed Pi-Hole.

      This will be my last Roku, it has become such a horrible ad-ridden experience since I first got it years ago.

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        6 months ago

        At first, Pi-hole was enough, but some devices had a software update a year or two ago that used Google (if memory serves) DNS as a backup. It was sneaky, but adding a block rule closed that loophole.

        Not all devices had that change though. I’m hoping mine is old enough to be ignored for the new video ads.

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      6 months ago

      I’m wondering if they managed to break that, too. I tried forcing my Roku to use my pi-hole by blocking Google DNS (what it seems to be hardcoded with) at my router and the Roku just stops recognizing that it even has an Internet connection.

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      6 months ago

      How can I block their hard coded DNS servers? Is it based on their IP numbers and if so how do we determine what they are?