Comment on I’m about to throw my entire Pihole out the window
merikus@lemmy.world 1 year agoI just want to reiterate what others have said: do some googling about your router make and model. Look for the instructions for “hard reset” or “factory reset”. Follow those instructions. Once you do, you should be able to find the default login online.
Once you’re able to log into your router, I’d suggest keeping it as your DHCP server and simply following the instructions to set up a pihole with it. Everything seems to work more smoothly without the pihole as DHCP server.
PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Ya a factory resets pretty much the only thing I haven’t tried yet and it’s simply because I don’t want to have to reset up all my lights and smart devices but I fear that might need to happen.
I don’t think I have my Pihole set up to by my dhcp server, just my dns
merikus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You can avoid that by using the same Wi-Fi network name and password that your current network uses. Your devices won’t know the difference.
PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Gotcha. That makes sense!
merikus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Good luck. I literally went through something similar a few weeks ago. It took a little time but my entire network runs better now. You got this!