Configure PiHole with DHCP and Unbound on home network with 'locked router' (step-by-step tutorial)
Got a locked router from your ISP? Frustrated because you can’t change your DNS settings to point to your Pi-Hole? You don't need a new router or a complicated Double NAT setup. In this video, I'll show you how to bypass those restrictions by turning your Pi-Hole into your network's primary DHCP server.
We’ll cover why ISP routers lock you out, how to properly "blackhole" your router's DHCP, and the step-by-step process to set up Pi-Hole and Unbound on Raspberry Pi or Proxmox so your entire network gets ad-blocking automatically.
In this example we will use Sky SR213 router, but the same technique can be applied to other locked ISP routers like BT: Smart Hub 2 & Smart Hub Pro, Virgin Media: Hub 3, 4, and 5, AT&T: BGW320 & BGW210 (Fiber), Comcast/Xfinity: xFi Gateway (XB6, XB7, XB8), Google Fiber: Network Box and more.
Learn today how to re-gain full control over your home network!
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0:00 Pihole with DHCP and Unbound vs locked router
0:33 Problem with locked router explained
0:51 Sky SR213 (known as Sky Max Hub) ‘locked router’ overview
2:50 Understand your current network first
4:10 Checking current DHCP scope and ip addresses
7:15 PiHole installation on Proxmox VE server
17:50 PiHole installation on Raspberry Pi
26:10 Configure PiHole as DHCP server
27:10 Blacklist DHCP scope on ISP locked router with ip reservations
30:10 Install and configure Unbound recursive DNS
34:30 Add Hagezi blacklists to PiHole DNS service
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