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0 pointsTrueDuality5y ago0 comments

pi-hole is the most recognized name on here, but I think you're wrong about DNS level blocking. There are lot of home routers that have started integrating that feature natively. A few examples that I know off hand:

- Motorola MH7022

- Eero

- Disney Circle

Basically any of them that say "content filtering" in their product sheet are using DNS level filtering.

> ...the trash resolver of their operating system...

I'm very curious why you think the well tested, vetted, and constantly updated resolvers built into OS's are "trash". Is it just because most don't have support for DoH or DoT?

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admax88q5y ago

Most of the OS level resolvers just forward to the resolver provided via DHCP. Which is fine for enterprise, but for home users means using the ISPs resolver, which can track users and has a history of injecting ads on failed resolutions.

Not to mention the user interface for configuring them has never evolved beyond /etc/hosts and the total disaster that is /etc/resolv.conf (on modern linux distros).

The fact that I have to run a separate device such as pi-hole to intercept DNS rather than just point my OS resolver to a blacklist indicates how OS level resolvers have not kept up with the use cases people are asking of them.

And of course, no support for DoH or DoT or even DNSSEC.

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