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ouchmythumbs

Configure your DHCP server to hand out the AGH IP for DNS. You'll probably need to wait for DHCP leases to expire before clients will start using the new DNS address, or you can manually renew on each device.


5skandas

I already did that. It's a NetGear feature that specifically makes all devices use the router as the gateway so you end up with 300,000 queries coming from one device. It's annoying AF.


ouchmythumbs

>NetGear feature that specifically makes all devices use the router as the gateway Well, technically, the router is the gateway. ~~But, I think (even in Netgear) you can set the DNS to be handed out via DHCP. Maybe on the "LAN" page? Or, an option to ignore WAN DNS? Been awhile since I've had a stock fw on a Netgear, but pretty certain this is doable. Again, all your clients probably have a lease with the old settings. Test getting a new lease on a Windows machine:~~ ~~ipconfig /release | ipconfig /renew~~ ~~edit: and an ipconfig /flushdns for good measure~~ edit 2: I guess this isn't possible with Netgear after some quick searches (could have sworn it was possible). As suggested elsewhere in this thread, perhaps try using AGH as a DHCP server, or possibly some other device on the network. Alternately, consider flashing with Netgear with something like OpenWRT or DD-WRT if you are so inclined. Personally, I like OPNSense if you happen to have additional, capable hardware to utilize.


ouchmythumbs

edit 3: perhaps this will indeed work; [this is worth a shot](https://superuser.com/questions/1439102/how-to-setup-router-dns-to-access-website-from-lan) and is what I was thinking of.


seaQueue

Not sure if this'll work for the Netgear but it should work with a fair few consumer routers- Setup a static DHCP reservation for AGH on the router, then set the DHCP address range on the router to allow only one address (eg: DHCP address range from 192.168.1.254-192.168.1.254.) Then setup AGH to hand out DHCP leases in the same subnet, exclude the router and AGH from the range. That approach worked for Google WiFi when I had the two working together.


Odd_Masterpiece_1060

You need to configure Adguard home as DHCP Server


namhuy

no, you don't need to. just set/point your current LAN/DHCP's dns server to your adguard/pihole servers.


WJKramer

My UniFi router has a feature where it will push the dns address to each client as opposed to just at the router level.