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Side-by-side educational diagram of maintaining Pi-hole and AdGuard Home on a home network.

Buying Guides2026/10/19

Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: Compare Setup, Updates, and Daily Use

Compare Pi-hole and AdGuard Home through installation, query checks, blocklist maintenance, updates, and the routine work of fixing a broken website.

Diagram of reconnecting a filtering device to a new router with a changed local network address.

Updates & Maintenance2026/10/19

Changing Your Router or Wi-Fi? Reconnect Your DNS Ad Blocker

Move your DNS ad blocker to a new router or Wi-Fi network, confirm its local address, recreate a reservation, and test one client before sharing DNS.

Diagram of router LAN DNS settings, a guest network and devices that may use another resolver.

Buying Guides2026/10/19

Will a DNS Ad Blocker Work With Your Router? A Compatibility Checklist

Check LAN and WAN DNS controls, DHCP, guest isolation, VPNs, encrypted DNS, and IPv6 before planning home coverage with a local DNS ad blocker.

Diagram comparing DNS configured on one client with DNS distributed by the home router.

Setup Guides2026/10/19

Router DNS vs Device DNS: Where Should You Configure Ad Blocking?

Choose between device DNS and router DNS, test one client before changing the household, avoid public secondary DNS bypasses, and keep a clear recovery path.

Timeline separating a rule-download access period from filtering rules already stored on a device.

Updates & Maintenance2026/10/19

What Happens When Your DNSAdBlocker Rule-Update Access Ends?

Understand the included year, completed-order download access, rules already on your device, and why a new annual purchase starts its own period.

Diagram of a browser sending encrypted DNS to a remote resolver while other requests use a local filter.

Troubleshooting2026/10/19

Is Secure DNS Bypassing Your Local Ad Blocker?

Check whether browser Secure DNS, Android Private DNS, or a VPN uses a separate resolver, then compare privacy and local filtering before changing settings.