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HOWTO: Make iPhone / iPad (IOS) Use Your Own DNS Server or DNSBL Like Pi-Hole, void-zones-tools, or pfBlockerNG by ByPassing iCloud Private Relay for DNS

Posted on November 11, 2022 by joe

So you want to use your own DNS server on your iPhone or iPad. Maybe your dns server is also a dnsbl (DNS Blocklist or DNS Blacklist) that you use to block unwanted ads, telemetry and malware. This might be … Continue reading →

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HOWTO: Setup void-zones-tools dnsbl DNS Blocklist (like Pi-Hole) on OpenBSD

Posted on November 10, 2022 by joe

I like to use DNS blocklists to block ads, telemetry, and potential malware. Things like Pi-Hole have been popular for a while. If you search you can also find lists to block “offensive” website domains as well, such as adult … Continue reading →

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Custom Routing for FreeBSD Jails – or How To Set a Unique Default Route or Default Gateway for Each Jail

Posted on September 14, 2021 by joe

I was recently configuring a FreeBSD 13.0 box to run unbound (caching DNS Resolver) in two separate jails. The machine was connected to two WANs through two interfaces. The goal was to have one unbound jail route queries to WAN … Continue reading →

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ping and traceroute Unable to Resolve Hostnames While Other Programs Work Fine

Posted on August 29, 2020 by joe

I was chatting with a fellow OpenBSD user on IRC. He was having some very strange problems with name resolution on his OpenBSD machine. Name resolution as his non-root user worked fine with host or nslookup. Most programs would work … Continue reading →

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