DNS server

[drRodneyMcKay]

Hi,

would you recommend a fast, free and adblocking DNS server? (The router is an ISP provided one, so cannot fiddle with firmwares and do not want to dedicate hardware for this)

[AngryBeaver]

3 minutes ago, drRodneyMcKay said:

Hi,

would you recommend a fast, free and adblocking DNS server? (The router is an ISP provided one, so cannot fiddle that and do not want to set up a VM for this)

If your ISP one is dns locked you can't do much outside of configuring each device. In any case the Cloudfront ones are good. Opendns lets you do a lot with choosing and blocking based off net category. It just comes down to what you want to use and how granular you want with the blocking.

[Eigenvektor]

9 minutes ago, drRodneyMcKay said:

…and do not want to dedicate hardware for this)

Too bad, because then you could set up a Pi-hole (e.g. on a RasPi). Though I guess you could technically run this in a virtual machine on your own computer so no additional hardware needed, necessarily?

[drRodneyMcKay]

13 minutes ago, AngryBeaver said:

If your ISP one is dns locked you can't do much outside of configuring each device. In any case the Cloudfront ones are good. Opendns lets you do a lot with choosing and blocking based off net category. It just comes down to what you want to use and how granular you want with the blocking.

I can change my DNS. My problem with the router is that it is a fiber-modem/router/switch/AP combo and the firmware is locked, so I cannot use opensource firmwares/plugins.

I will check openDNS.