There is a much cheaper solution and that is to stand up a Pi-Hole instance running on a cheap rPI on your network. Set it up to do DHCP (instead of the router) and viola, you have both ad blocking on your network and a DHCP/DNS server on the cheap.
As long as your provider's router allows for turning off DHCP, this solution should work.
+1 for this. It's the easiest to do.
But that won't work if the router is still trying to be the DHCP server for the network. He's saying that the router is out of his control. So, he can't manage it. So he can't turn off DHCP.
What you need to do is set up your own router, using the the other router as the WAN connection (if you have wired available). If you don't have a wired connection available, what you need is a WISP router (Wireless Internet Service Provider). What this device allows you to do is to grab the wifi signal with one radio and broadcast it's own wifi network with another. I use one in hotels to create my own mini-network for my Chromecast to work and all my devices to be able to talk to each other (since hotels lock down device to device communication).
That, to me, doesn't state that the router can't be managed. Just that it doesn't allow setting static IPs (or DHCP reservations). Maybe it does, don't know as @Angus_M wasn't specific.
If you can't set an IP address as static locally, the router would, by definition, HAVE to remain in DHCP mode. Otherwise, it wouldn't work as a router by itself would it?
True, however, my AT&T Fiber modem doesn't allow for DHCP reservations, but does have the ability to turn off the DHCP server. I just chalk it up to Arris stupidity in their firmwares.
Seriously?!? I am really shouldn't be surprised anymore by that kind of stuff. They keep finding ways to outdo themselves in the dumb department.
EXACTLY! Were it not for the gigabit speeds and price, I'd complain more. But, I just use it now as a passthru with Ubiquity equipment behind it.
I'm still ticked that I can't get fiber yet where I am. It's coming into every other big city around me but we have yet to receive it. SOOO annoying.
The original poster stated he is with Comcast, he did not state he can not set static ip addresses from his router. Until he states he can not set static ip addresses from his router, all this technical talk is not helping him.
@msalata Do you know the model number of your router? Was it supplied by Comcast? First thing to determine is if you are able to set a static local ip from your router.
Be happy for what you have. Our only choice is 6 Meg DSL. Other than satellite which is way too expensive. Fiber is not even a dream around here.
DSL?!?!? OMG, I would have to move. I wouldn't be able to live with that. LOL
Yeah, I know. But really like it here. I just suffer thru...
When my wife and I lived in South Carolina, that's all we had as well. It was the main reason for moving to North Carolina as I work from home and 6mb DSL would cost me my job. LOL
Correct. I can log in as admin. It's just that there is no function to set a static IP and this is confirmed with 3BB. Incredible but true. I do like the solution Ryan mentions too mind you, for hotel Chromecast usage. I wasn't aware of either this or the ability to serve out DHCP using an rPi. Will check into that because I have one in the property for other reasons. Thanks guys as always for the insights.
Just checking into Pi-hole (for DHCP) and one article I've read states that the RPi must also be on a fixed IP address for it to work. Which means I'm back to square one again, right?
Yes, it must be because you have to assign it as your DHCP server and you wouldn't want to have to have to update that everywhere if it changed.
Yeah, exactly. I think I have to use the router/gateway provided because it has the fibre input/cable atta he'd coming through the wall. What I did in my other house before was attach another router (that could fix IP addresses) with a Lan cable to it and it seemed to work OK. Can't remember what I did to set it up. But will try that again. Need to get my brother in-law around. He's a networks guy so hopefully he can find a way.
Download the Hubitat app
