ADGuard Home

robj20 · 3 Feb 2024 at 18:46

I've finally got round to setting up Adguard Home on my NAS.
I had to use Adguard as my DHCP to work throughout the network.
The issue is on my pc on Chrome and Edge it doesn't seem to be doing much. It appeared to say first bit now everything gets through. On my mobile it blocks around 93% using this site to test.

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What could be the reason my pc is only getting around 3%.

I have manually set the DNS on my network adapter to the NAS/Adguard address, could that be why? (I did this before I changed DHCP settings, it's a BT Smart hub so you can't change the DNS)

Ad_Augendae · 3 Feb 2024 at 19:50

I just set this up on a raspberry pi 1B in about 2 minutes preceeded to the web service, your server ip on port 3000 example http://192.168.0.1:3000
set that up and pointed windows toward the same ip and it works perfect!

Ad_Augendae · 3 Feb 2024 at 20:00

Just reset to my pihole and got with https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/ultimate.txt

Try again makes sure permissions and ports are allowed etc.

robj20 · 3 Feb 2024 at 20:02

Ad_Augendae said:
Just reset to my pihole and got with https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/ultimate.txt

Try again makes sure permissions and ports are allowed etc.

What permissions? And ports?
I'm not only using it on a pc via Windows. I'm wanting it working at the network level via DHCP.

Ad_Augendae · 3 Feb 2024 at 20:15

It's working on your phone you say but not a pc, makes no sense.
Oh god a smart hub... i'll get back to my Beer.

lmfy2k · 3 Feb 2024 at 20:47

robj20 said:
I've finally got round to setting up Adguard Home on my NAS.
I had to use Adguard as my DHCP to work throughout the network.
The issue is on my pc on Chrome and Edge it doesn't seem to be doing much. It appeared to say first bit now everything gets through. On my mobile it blocks around 93% using this site to test.

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What could be the reason my pc is only getting around 3%.

I have manually set the DNS on my network adapter to the NAS/Adguard address, could that be why? (I did this before I changed DHCP settings, it's a BT Smart hub so you can't change the DNS)

Ok, firstly if you have pointed your primary DNS on your computer to AGH and you can browse the internet then DNS is working.

you 100% have switched off DHCP on your router? and other devices are getting DHCP from AGH? with correct DNS yes?

have you just used 1 DNS server on your machine? if so, this is correct, do not use a secondary DNS unless you have a second AGH.

Next, what upstream server are you using in AGH? go here: https://dnsleaktest.com/ run the standard test, does it match the company of the upstream server you added to AGH?

Next, in AGH, go to the logs section and enter your compuer IP address so you can see all queries being done from your computer, are you seeing any?

What block lists are you using in AGH?

i use these, maybe overkill but works well:

Code:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/porn-only/hosts
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/pro.txt
https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_1.txt
https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_2.txt
https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_24.txt
https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_33.txt
https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_27.txt

Give these a try.

report back

Semple · 3 Feb 2024 at 20:47

robj20 said:
I've finally got round to setting up Adguard Home on my NAS.
I had to use Adguard as my DHCP to work throughout the network.
The issue is on my pc on Chrome and Edge it doesn't seem to be doing much. It appeared to say first bit now everything gets through. On my mobile it blocks around 93% using this site to test.

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What could be the reason my pc is only getting around 3%.

I have manually set the DNS on my network adapter to the NAS/Adguard address, could that be why? (I did this before I changed DHCP settings, it's a BT Smart hub so you can't change the DNS)

That sounds correct, make sure there's not a second DNS address which points at your router for example (or other DNS address).

You could also try setting your router DNS to Adguard IP to force it to use that if going via the router. Just note that if Adguard goes down then your Internet will grind to a halt as there won't be a working DNS in your network.

$anch3z · 3 Feb 2024 at 23:35

I have Adguard running in a container on my Mikrotik router, makes it a lot easier to ensure everything is blocked

Rainmaker · 4 Feb 2024 at 02:30

First of all, that site is a bit of a useless test - and even then it's intended for browser based ad blockers, not DNS. Have you checked that Chrome and Edge aren't hijacking (or 'helping') your DNS under Settings > Security > Encrypted DNS (paraphrased, but you'll find it using that as a guide)? They can set themselves to automatically upgrade your existing DNS, or to use external third party DNS (non-ad-blocking). Is your Windows system definitely assigned the AGH IP as its sole DNS, and on the correct adapter? A DNS leak test tool as stated above is a good first shout, to confirm you're using the expected DNS. Remember it will show the upstream you set in AGH, not the AGH device itself as your DNS! Again, also confirm queries from your browser (random ones like freebsd.org whitehouse.gov etc) are showing in your AGH log.

It's odd it 'worked' at first and then didn't. Go back to AGH, remove all current filter lists and add just Hagezi Normal (for now). After ensuring your device and browser are using the local AGH IP as DNS run the tests as above and let us know. It definitely sounds like some hijacking, secondary DNS (or just no AGH IP at all) is going on.

paradigm · 4 Feb 2024 at 07:51

I hadn’t heard of the Adguard Home project, will definitely be spinning this up to compare it to my PiHole setup, it looks neat and more feature rich.

robj20 · 4 Feb 2024 at 08:31

lmfy2k said:
Ok, firstly if you have pointed your primary DNS on your computer to AGH and you can browse the internet then DNS is working.

you 100% have switched off DHCP on your router? and other devices are getting DHCP from AGH? with correct DNS yes?

have you just used 1 DNS server on your machine? if so, this is correct, do not use a secondary DNS unless you have a second AGH.

Next, what upstream server are you using in AGH? go here: https://dnsleaktest.com/ run the standard test, does it match the company of the upstream server you added to AGH?

Next, in AGH, go to the logs section and enter your compuer IP address so you can see all queries being done from your computer, are you seeing any?

What block lists are you using in AGH?

i use these, maybe overkill but works well:

Code:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/porn-only/hosts https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/pro.txt https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_1.txt https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_2.txt https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_24.txt https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_33.txt https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_27.txt

Give these a try.

report back

I have these three on my DNS server list.

Code:

https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
https://dns.google/dns-query
https://dns.cloudflare.com/dns-query

When i do the standard test on your link it lists two Cloudflare ISPs.

Block lists im using.

Code:

AdGuard DNS filter
AdAway Default Blocklist
Dan Pollock's List
OISD Blocklist Big
Steven Black's List

For my PCs IP on the log file nothing is being blocked.
Right now lots for instance is getting blocked for the Amazon FireStick so its clearly all working, just not on my PC.

robj20 · 4 Feb 2024 at 08:38

Rainmaker said:
First of all, that site is a bit of a useless test - and even then it's intended for browser based ad blockers, not DNS. Have you checked that Chrome and Edge aren't hijacking (or 'helping') your DNS under Settings > Security > Encrypted DNS (paraphrased, but you'll find it using that as a guide)? They can set themselves to automatically upgrade your existing DNS, or to use external third party DNS (non-ad-blocking). Is your Windows system definitely assigned the AGH IP as its sole DNS, and on the correct adapter? A DNS leak test tool as stated above is a good first shout, to confirm you're using the expected DNS. Remember it will show the upstream you set in AGH, not the AGH device itself as your DNS! Again, also confirm queries from your browser (random ones like freebsd.org whitehouse.gov etc) are showing in your AGH log.

It's odd it 'worked' at first and then didn't. Go back to AGH, remove all current filter lists and add just Hagezi Normal (for now). After ensuring your device and browser are using the local AGH IP as DNS run the tests as above and let us know. It definitely sounds like some hijacking, secondary DNS (or just no AGH IP at all) is going on.

When i do this link on my Phone DNS resolvers are 2 different Cloudflare.

Code:

Your DNS resolvers are:

Cloudflare
172.70.84.25
ns: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB
172.70.84.28
ns: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB

CLOUDFLARE_2400_CB00_0000_36
2400:cb00:376:1024::ac46:5419
ns: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB
2400:cb00:376:1024::ac46:541c
ns: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB

Great! Your DNS responses are authenticated with DNSSEC:

ECDSA P-256    ECDSA P-384    Ed25519
Good signature    ✓    ✓    ✓
Bad signature    ✓    ✓    ✓
Expired signature    ✓    ✓    ✓
Missing signature    ✓    ✓    ✓

When i do it on my pc it says

Code:

Your DNS resolvers are:

BTNET-MNT
81.134.122.24
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.122.38
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.12
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.14
London, England, GB
81.134.123.16
London, England, GB
81.134.123.18
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.20
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.22
London, England, GB
81.134.123.26
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.28
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.30
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.32
London, England, GB
81.134.123.34
London, England, GB
81.134.123.36
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
Cloudflare
172.70.84.28
ns: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB

CLOUDFLARE_2400_CB00_0000_36
2400:cb00:376:1024::ac46:5419
ns: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB
2400:cb00:376:1024::ac46:541c
ns: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB

Oh no! Your DNS responses are not authenticated with DNSSEC:

ECDSA P-256    ECDSA P-384    Ed25519
Good signature    ✓    ✓    ✓
Bad signature    ✕    ✕    ✕
Expired signature    ✕    ✕    ✕
Missing signature    ✕    ✕    ✕

What i dont understand is that in Adguard logs is showing loads of requests for the PC its just not blocking any of them.

lmfy2k · 4 Feb 2024 at 09:43

robj20 said:

When i do this link on my Phone DNS resolvers are 2 different Cloudflare.

Code:

Your DNS resolvers are:

Cloudflare
172.70.84.25
ns: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB
172.70.84.28
ns: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB

CLOUDFLARE_2400_CB00_0000_36
2400:cb00:376:1024::ac46:5419
ns: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB
2400:cb00:376:1024::ac46:541c
ns: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB

Great! Your DNS responses are authenticated with DNSSEC:

ECDSA P-256    ECDSA P-384    Ed25519
Good signature    ✓    ✓    ✓
Bad signature    ✓    ✓    ✓
Expired signature    ✓    ✓    ✓
Missing signature    ✓    ✓    ✓

When i do it on my pc it says

Code:

Your DNS resolvers are:

BTNET-MNT
81.134.122.24
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.122.38
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.12
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.14
London, England, GB
81.134.123.16
London, England, GB
81.134.123.18
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.20
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.22
London, England, GB
81.134.123.26
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.28
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.30
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
81.134.123.32
London, England, GB
81.134.123.34
London, England, GB
81.134.123.36
ns: ns0.bt.net
London, England, GB
Cloudflare
172.70.84.28
ns: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB

CLOUDFLARE_2400_CB00_0000_36
2400:cb00:376:1024::ac46:5419
ns: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB
2400:cb00:376:1024::ac46:541c
ns: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
London, England, GB

Oh no! Your DNS responses are not authenticated with DNSSEC:

ECDSA P-256    ECDSA P-384    Ed25519
Good signature    ✓    ✓    ✓
Bad signature    ✕    ✕    ✕
Expired signature    ✕    ✕    ✕
Missing signature    ✕    ✕    ✕

What i dont understand is that in Adguard logs is showing loads of requests for the PC its just not blocking any of them.

The BTNET bit is the issue, you machine is trying to use BT DNS as well as AGH so you will get mixed results

have you definitely swcthed off DHCP on your BT Hub? nothing should be poiting to your BT Hub apart from gateway address.

you dont have any VPN/DNS plugins install in Chrome/Edge?

Try Firefox to check if that works ok.

robj20 · 4 Feb 2024 at 09:48

lmfy2k said:
The BTNET bit is the issue, you machine is trying to use BT DNS as well as AGH so you will get mixed results

have you definitely swcthed off DHCP on your BT Hub? nothing should be poiting to your BT Hub apart from gateway address.

you dont have any VPN/DNS plugins install in Chrome/Edge?

Try Firefox to check if that works ok.

I tried Edge as well.
Checked my network settings and it's definitely got the correct IP from the adguard DHCP and DNS is correct.
From my understanding two DHCPs rubbing would be obvious but yes it's definitely off on the BT router.

robj20 · 4 Feb 2024 at 10:02

Restarted my pc and it seems to be working now, get the same results as my phone. Strange as i did all the things like flushing dns cache and renew dhcp.
Anyway thanks all, will make sure i dont change anything now its working. Well until i get a new router (i want to give Opnsense ago)

lmfy2k · 4 Feb 2024 at 10:07

nice one!

lmfy2k · 4 Feb 2024 at 10:12

don’t forget to turn on optimistic caching in AGH, avoid rebooting it as it will flush the cache it’s been built and start from scratch.

robj20 · 4 Feb 2024 at 10:20

lmfy2k said:
don’t forget to turn on optimistic caching in AGH, avoid rebooting it as it will flush the cache it’s been built and start from scratch.

Thanks for reminding me to change the NAS from powering down overnight.

lmfy2k · 4 Feb 2024 at 10:28

sky is the limit now!
if you use proxmox for the opnsense, you can setup a secondary AGH cointainer on it (proxmox) so you can have have redundancy incase your NAS reboots etc.

robj20 · 4 Feb 2024 at 10:32

lmfy2k said:
sky is the limit now!
if you use proxmox for the opnsense, you can setup a secondary AGH cointainer on it (proxmox) so you can have have redundancy incase your NAS reboots etc.

I was just going to install it direct onto something, not decided yet, but want 2.5Gbe, and enough power for at least a 1Gb WAN connection. Proxmox sounds like just more complexity for me.