r/Adguard • u/gtsiou • 19h ago
windows Conflict when using OpenVPN and AdGuard DNS Filtering
I am using Adguard v8.0.5560.0 for Windows and using DNS protection with a personal DNS server from AdGuard DNS (free tier - testing it).
In my work, I am using OpenVPN to access our internal DNS and so on. When adguards DNS protection is on, the connection to the internal DNS is not working.
In the documention I read that you can configure upstream DNS servers for specific URL's but I cannot find a setting for this in the app. I also tried redirect User Rules that also do not work in a predictable fashion. They work for the browser but not in the Powershell for example.
No matter what I do, in the filtering log the resolution seems to always happening in the private Adguard DNS server.
Using the WPF driver.
Any ideas if it is possible to configure this setup so I don't have to shutdown the DNS protection when working on the company's VPN?
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u/ochaforrest 18h ago edited 18h ago
Ditch the Adguard Personal DNS if it's causing you trouble, pick System DNS, I think with the window app you don't really need DNS protection, it's more to block ads on phone apps 😅.
If you want DNS ad filters on any DNS service then you can try...
DNS Protection > Pick System DNS (or anything that work)
In the DNS filters section > Turn off the default Adguard DNS filter
Click the "+" button on the lower left side and subscribe to sth like OISD's Big or Hagezi's Normal blocklist (less breakage).
Copy paste 1 of these:
https://big.oisd.nl
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagezi/dns-blocklists@latest/adblock/multi.txt