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… It's not restricted in how many devices can use your customized DNS resolvers, and you can set up individual profiles for your streaming boxes, phones, desktops, and other devices to reduce the friction of having DNS-level blocking. …
… The first is through blocking all outbound DNS traffic via port 53 on the firewall or router. This will force everything through the Pi-hole, but it could have the side effect of messing up devices that are preconfigured to use external DNS servers and breaking through the port blocking. …
… Related How I used VLANs to separate my smart home devices — and why you should too Why I now always use VLANs to separate smart home devices. …
… Instead of outright blocking everything, I decided to deny by default and intentionally allow all required data flow. Allowing smart home devices to connect to the Home Assistant Proxmox node was vital. …
… Most modern home setups have multiple computers, TVs, smartphones, smart devices, and home automation devices competing for bandwidth on the same connection. …
… Being able to see what's going on, manage the devices, and start updates from anywhere is fantastic, without the usual messing around with remote access tools. …
… Then come the pairing steps for several Bluetooth and Matter devices, flashing custom firmware on ESP32 boards to build Bluetooth proxies , and a dozen other smart devices. …
… Devices like phones, laptops, streaming devices show traffic patterns that can be fairly easily understood once you start looking at the data. …
… For example, using IPS mode is recommended for inline blocking instead of simple alerts. …
… Home automation devices often consume more bandwidth than they should, saturating your Wi-Fi with broadcast traffic and slowing things down for the devices that need that precious bandwidth the most. You can't really get rid of either of these devices, and that's where VLANs come in. …
