Forget about using IP-blockers to protect yourself during P2P activities, use them to block ads and malware

[thatguynamedzeus@feddit.org]

I was just looking around on different websites for what happened to programs like PeerBlock

Seems like they're not really too helpful to protect yourself against snitches. But they are helpful for blocking the IP-ranges of advertising companies...

[ataridump@lemmy.world]

Or use a PiHole, which would work out better than peer block.

Shoutout the PiHole team!

[thatguynamedzeus@feddit.org]

I don't have the ability to run a PiHole of my own. But I have adguard installed on my PC with its DNS protection set to put my DNS requests through Next DNS and I have my DNS settings changed to put traffic through NextDNS on all of my shit

[ataridump@lemmy.world]

Why can’t you run a PiHole of your own?

[thatguynamedzeus@feddit.org]

1. I don't know how to set one up
2. I already have NextDNS and I can make that work everywhere I go.
3. Having AdGuard for windows on both of my laptops and my 3 desktops and my server and my windows tablet already serves the purpose of Pihole plus a few extra things to block the bullshit in windows that PiHole can't do as effectively
4. Updating a Pihole periodically involves buying and configuring a whole new piece of hardware, updating to a new version of AdGuard involves running the installer and sometimes restoring from a settings file or two.

Why two laptops and a windows tablet? One is a beefy gaming laptop, the other is a mediocre laptop that I sometimes take to wifi hotspots. The windows tablet is a different form factor, I don't really use it much anymore

Two desktops? One for gaming and my daily driver, the other for work.

I'm not telling you what I do for a living.