Pi-Hole Discussion Thread

[keenklee]

this is where you need to reduce it. Use PiHole to block Tiktok and edmw, so you can save 3 hours.

IMHO.
Block internet.... haha.

 

[TanKianW]

IMHO.
I am trying to figure how to have a corner at my place to house all the hardware to maximize the time. Now, if i need to use tinker with mini PC or routers, I have to take out and setup. Maybe have something movable.

Maybe can consider a movable rack fitted with castor wheels and locate it in your CD shelter or aka store room.

Do take note of the heat build up though. But could be easily resolved using proper exhaust system with ducting.​

 

[keenklee]

Maybe can consider a movable rack fitted with castor wheels and locate it in your CD shelter or aka store room.

Do take note of the heat build up though. But could be easily resolved with proper exhaust system with ducting.​

IMHO.
CD shelter cannot because got a "kerb".
I think movable rack is the way to go. I should be using small devices, so heat should be minimal - important is that i can run many devices all at once.

 

[Jurong640]

IMHO.
Block internet.... haha.

Cannot la. Still need whatsapp and internet surfing access,

Last week, i discovered, my Pi Hole too stonk, apple devices cannot connect to my home network. haha

 

[TanKianW]

IMHO.
CD shelter cannot because got a "kerb".
I think movable rack is the way to go. I should be using small devices, so heat should be minimal - important is that i can run many devices all at once.

I dun often move mine out from the store room. Just moving forward and back in the store room when I need to access the rear of the rack to connect or manage cables due to space constraints. The castor wheel comes in handy if you do need to push it around. And you never know when you may need to shift it out from the store room for some physically maintenance (eg. Dust cleaning).

Actually you can tilt and lift it one side at a time up the "kerb", not the easiest but still doable. Most of the time I only required to move one server/appliance at a time instead of the whole rack for troubleshoot. At the moment, store room works best for me without taking up too much of the living space.​

 

[Jurong640]

Next time, if i have my own home, own BTO, I will need to set up a corner dedicated to electronics, Pi Hole, Router, NAS, switch and IOT zigbee or BT hub products. I also attempted setting up own Android TV Box using orangepi 5.

 

[TanKianW]

Next time, if i have my own home, own BTO, I will need to set up a corner dedicated to electronics, Pi Hole, Router, NAS, switch and IOT zigbee or BT hub products. I also attempted setting up own Android TV Box using orangepi 5.

Yes. You should. Best decision ever.

I planned mine early which saved me lots of time and some money when my setup scaled up/out. Plan for more, not less.​

 

[Jurong640]

Someone just mentioned it. So I think it's not just me. Issues with Apple devices connecting to home internet,

Initially, I pointed out the issue with my Router (TP-Link BE805), and then with Pi-Hole. After I removed Pi Hole DNS from my router, it seemed fine for a while. But after that, the issue persisted, so I pointed out the issue back to my router firmware again. Hence, for now, i put back my Pi-Hole DNS on my router.

Next, when I have time, I'll try to see what is actually wrong. I will try to remove PiHole DNS from my router and manually connect to PiHole DNS via Tailscale and see if the problem still persists. If it's still there, then i think it's the issue with Apple devices liao.

 

[Jurong640]

Now that cloudflare is down, not sure if its cloudflare DNS issue or also affect website hosting?

Im using own PiHole unbound own DNS. Don't see any issues with surfing websites.

 

[xiaofan]

Now that cloudflare is down, not sure if its cloudflare DNS issue or also affect website hosting?

Im using own PiHole unbound own DNS. Don't see any issues with surfing websites.

On my side, only IPv6 is down. IPv4 is okay.

I was having brief issues accessing Downdetector.com due to IPv6 connection issues with "challenger.cloudflare.com".

Looks like IPv6 only issue. No issues with IPv4. Hopefully the issue will be resolved soon.

Singtel Fibre Broadband 5Gbps plan here.

PS C:\work\networking\ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-win64> ping challenges.cloudflare.com

Pinging challenges.cloudflare.com [2606:4700::6812:5f29] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 2606:4700::6812:5f29:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
PS C:\work\networking\ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-win64> ping -4 challenges.cloudflare.com

Pinging challenges.cloudflare.com [104.18.94.41] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 104.18.94.41: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=54
Reply from 104.18.94.41: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=54
Reply from 104.18.94.41: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=54
Reply from 104.18.94.41: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 104.18.94.41:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 5ms, Maximum = 7ms, Average = 5ms
PS C:\work\networking\ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-win64> ping dns.cloudflare.com

Pinging dns.cloudflare.com [2a06:98c1:52::8] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 2a06:98c1:52::8:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
PS C:\work\networking\ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-win64> ping -4 dns.cloudflare.com

Pinging dns.cloudflare.com [172.64.41.8] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 172.64.41.8: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=54
Reply from 172.64.41.8: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=54
Reply from 172.64.41.8: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=54
Reply from 172.64.41.8: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 172.64.41.8:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 5ms, Maximum = 8ms, Average = 6ms

 

[Jurong640]

On my side, only IPv6 is down. IPv4 is okay.

I was having brief issues accessing Downdetector.com due to IPv6 connection issues with "challenger.cloudflare.com".

i can't visit the website too

 

[froztheart]

On my side, only IPv6 is down. IPv4 is okay.

I was having brief issues accessing Downdetector.com due to IPv6 connection issues with "challenger.cloudflare.com".

Yeah, Downdetector was inaccessible in the Speedtest app earlier when I wanted to check if the Singtel disruption still persist or has it recovered.