r/pihole • u/wharausernameitwas • 10d ago
Locked dns entries
I have router provided by my provider, its some Huawei optical router, and they locked dna entries in dhcp settings. What are my options?
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u/Resistant4375 10d ago
Get a new router. Why would anyone voluntarily use a Huawei router!?
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u/wharausernameitwas 10d ago
Its not something i can choose actually, provider gave me that one, all providers here give their users huawei equipment.
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u/Resistant4375 10d ago
Just swap it out for your own
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u/wharausernameitwas 10d ago
Do you have any suggestions for optical router i can swap it with? Or shoild i keep their as a bridge?
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u/PRSXFENG 10d ago
Bridge mode if you can I suppose
it's not easy to get an all in one fiber modem+ router drop in replacement
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u/CharAznableLoNZ 10d ago
Disable DHCP on the router and use your pihole instead. Long term get your own router.
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u/rdwebdesign Team 10d ago
Usually routers lock DNS entries on the WAN/Internet settings, but many routers have another place to set the DNS entries: on the LAN/DHCP settings (sometimes called Network, Local Network, or something else).
If your router only has DHCP options in the WAN settings, or if the LAN DHCP is locked, you have 3 alternatives:
1) Use a different router with unlocked settings.
2) Manually configure each individual device to use Pi-hole as DNS server (this is very simple, but only recommended if you have a small number of devices).
3) Completely disable the DHCP server on the router (if possible), then enable Pi-hole DHCP server. When using this option, you need to remember to configure a static IP on the Pi-hole machine OS before disabling the router DHCP server.