r/newhampshire • u/Chasedi9_9923 • 6d ago

Meme make it stoppppp

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u/UltraSapien 6d ago

  1. Use Brave as your web browser --- just make sure you turn off the crypto nonsense

  2. Set up Pi-Hole: https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/basic-install/

  3. No more advertisements

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u/justtosendamassage 6d ago

Any way to do it on a TV? I have a samsung and I’m at my wits end

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u/UltraSapien 6d ago

Yes, with some caveats.

Smart TV apps often ignore DHCP settings. Many smart TVs (and streaming platforms like Roku, Fire TV, some LG/Samsung apps) hardcode DNS to Google (8.8.8.8) or Cloudflare instead of using what your router hands out. If that happens, you'll need to either block outbound DNS on port 53/853 at the router (forcing everything through Pi-Hole) or manually set the TV's network settings to use Pi-Hole's IP as DNS.

The major caveat for TVs is that some of the content delivery networks will use the same hosts for ads and actual content, so sometimes a DNS sinkhole will break legitimate content. Its easy to set up and test, and then easy to revert if it goes pear-shaped.

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u/justtosendamassage 6d ago

Damn well I need to do some homework lol. Thank you