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Is Pi-hole possible with Telus Boost Wifi 6?
There have not been posts that I could find since 2020 on this issue. I just want to confirm before I buy a new router that it isn't possible to get the Telus Boost Wifi 6 (the cylindrical white thin...
I have gotten Pi-Hole to work consistently now. To do so I had to do the following:
- Disable DHCP on the ONT/NAH
- Enable DHCP on the Pi-hole (making it the LAN DCHP server)
- Add the local address of the Pi-hole as the DNS server on the ONT/NAH in "Local Network"
- Disable IPv6 on the ONT/NAH in "Internet Access"
Given that disabling IPv6 did the trick, I am assuming that was where the DNS leaks were coming from. I don't know what the implication of disabling IPv6 on my network is, but ad blocking seems to be working well.
Nighthawk
Community Power User
Community Power UserThe Boost Wifi 6 is merely a wireless access point, not the router. It pulls IPs for devices directly from whatever router Telus has installed. You'd need to change DNS on the main router/ONT.
I will create a fresh Pi-hole installation and try entering its IP address into the DNS address in the ONT (also referred to as the Network Access Hub) and report back.
