DNS interception & DNS / AWS resolution issues have appeared as repeat gripes of Hub 5s in Router mode.
The fix is to use Hub 5 in Modem mode + a Wi-Fi Router.
Setup static IP on device to make the required changes
E.g. IP 192.168.0.200
Subnet 255.255.255.0
DNS 192.168.0.1
On RaspberryPi
install Adguard via one line config:
sudo wget --no-verbose -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/master/scripts/install.sh | sh -s -- -v
It will display URL to navigate Adguard admin console in a browser
Settings – DHCP (enable): My settings as below with the raspberryPi set to a static IP of 192.168.0.2 (outside of the range of IP addresses).
RaspberryPi static IP config (in green). IPv6 static IP is the local-link IPv6 which you will see if you run ifconfig. It starts fe80:
Add required filters in Adguard. I got tracker + ad block and then a large threat intelligence database.
Setup required DNS in Adguard (I opted for these SecureDNS). Find your optimal DNS servers using the DNS speedtest: https://dnsspeedtest.online/
On Hub 5 go to admin console 192.168.0.1 and login
Advanced – DHCP – Disabled
Now devices will get pushed to the AdGuard DNS and receive IP via Adguard DHCP server. & you are away.
I ran this over a year without issues previously. Example of it blocking:
Considering my £20 ebay Rasberry Pi 3b+ had been in a draw for over a year, it gives it some life back. Cheaper than a new router, some nice features to block ads etc natively. I also opted for the cloudflare DNS that auto blocks security risks (layering up on security). For me google DNS is always much slower so it serves as a backup only really.
If anyone attempts this, welcome to message back here, I will hopefully receive and see the notification email and it would be my pleasure to offer any tips required.
Goodbye evil corp DNS interception. Notably my Sky Hub SR203 intercepted DNS in the same way so I am surprised as an ex-sky customer this appears new to you. Perhaps Sky had me on extra special monitoring 😄
@jk1990
I've been running Adblock Home on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B for a week or two, and I've gone through the same procedure as you have when it comes to the set up. Everything works fine. Kids all home for Xmas, so we've had over 20 devices on the network and Adblock does it's thing and works perfectly on the phones, the computers, the Kindles, the fitbits and the Apple Watches, the Smart TV and the Sound Bar.
Everything works except one thing.
The Virgin Media TV box won't see the internet.
If I turn off DHCP serving from my RasbPi and turn the Hub 3 back on, it all works fine. But if it takes networking details from my Raspberry Pi, it claims there's no internet connectivity between my Hub 3 and the internet in general.
Of course, there obviously is. The internet works on every other device. And I've turned off filtering for the Virgin TV box, so I'm not actually blocking anything. It's as though the Virgin TV box is checking for Virgin's DNS server, and when it doesn't see it, it thinks it has no internet connectivity at all.
Do you have a Virgin TV box? If so, do you have this issue?
Anybody?
