Comment on If i use a good vpn and adblocking do i need a pi-hole?
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months agoI don’t think so, since the pi-hole (running on a raspberry pi or other computer) just acts as a DNS server which you configure as the DNS to be assigned to clients as they connect to the router.
If you’re not able to configure a VPN on the router, then setting up a VPN on the computer you’re using, not the raspberry pi, is the only option. This would only mask your computer’s IP address. This would need to be repeated on your phone and other devices as well.
davoid@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Ok, got it. many thanks
adespoton@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
One thing you may want to consider is investing in your own WiFi router; you can ask your ISP to set their modem to “bridged mode” and this will turn off their WiFi and firewall and present you with a single gateway IP to connect to. You can then connect this to your own WiFi router.
Why would you want to do this?
Well, currently your ISP is managing the device all your network connects to; it likely is able to have real time updates of all the devices that enter and leave your home, where they are in your home, and what IPs those devices connect out to at any given time.
If you run your own router, you can set up your own VPN, but also your ISP now only knows where your router connects to, and knows nothing about what goes on inside your network.
davoid@lemm.ee 9 months ago
good info. thanks
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
To add to this, some ISPs (*used to) charge monthly fees for using their router or modem. A $7/month adds up, and in a year or two, investing in your own hardware will pay for itself and give you more control.