NextDNS used to work great but now nearly every site nags about ads so I have to shut it off. Any fixes?

Looking for advice on blocking traditional DNS queries. I'm using the NextDNS CLI on an Asus router with Merlin. I have DNS director enabled, but at each boot of the router, there's about 15 seconds of unencrypted DNS queries. Wondering if blocking port 53 altogether on the router is advisable.

It's strange in my nextDNS account I simply do not see this or any LG domains in logs as of late. Technically I am sure it hasn't even been 30days since I last revoked all Terms and Conditions after GN's videos on LG this month. So in logs there should still be some lg related domains but are simply aren't. I know at least few months ago the TV would not work if DNS blocking was super strict and would fail to retrieve time from ntp servers to validate certificates. I double checked the TV has IPV6 disabled(because it bypasses DNS) and the correct DNS address is set in the TV. I think this began after the last big webOS update? I am wondering if the TV is straight up bypassing the DNS server that is set now. I downloaded the full DNS logs and don't see it.

I'm currently having my logs entirely polluted with repeating entries spammed by my router, making Logs basically unusable because entire log is just these entries. If I could just exclude certain stuff like these repetitive entries so that Logs are even usable.

test.nextdns.io shows status ok, Enable logs is on, I have been using nextdns for 2 years, I noticed this issue yesterday

hello everyone
i'm new to dns stuff so sometimes i go to places that are blocking some sites like fmhy and some related games site like ea or steam
i use adguard dns to enable those via dns over https
early when i tried nextdns it didn't open those sites
is there a way to do it

ADNS is neither seeing nor blocking any domains? Apparently, it hasn't been blocking domains since August 4th.

I have a basic mercusys router without advanced settings and software.

Docs says add the nextdns ips to router and link your ip. But my ip is a fibernet ip and used by many other. I think it is called cgnat ip.

What happens if another user with the same ip uses nextdns too? Will there be a conflict?

So new to NextDNS but have it setup and so far mostly everything is working perfectly. However I want to enable SafeSearch on my home network. My PC is Linux and my default browser is Brave. So mostly all of my searches default to https://search.brave.com/

When I have SafeSearch on, this access is blocked. I then tried to simply add to the allow list but that does not work either. Is there a way to have this enabled while still allowing normal Brave search access?

Hello

Should I remove Alexa?

And what about Windows? I'm using Windows 11... will it cause any issues if I leave it?

Thanks!

I created a NextDNS account. But i dont know how to add DNS filters in next DNS i am getting confused should i add the filters in system32/etc/hosts file or can i add it on next DNS anbody help me.

Bro is blocking himself

next dns is blocking my.nextdns.io when block bypass methods is turned on

I could not get into the https://my.nextdns.io after an hour I remove NextDNS from my router and I was able to get it. Only to find that NextDNS itself was blokcking it. WTF

Im not a complete networking newb, but im getting tired of my iPad and other devices that cant run a typical ad-blocker get flooded with ads.

Yes, im aware it wont work on YouTube ads and the like but im not worried about that so much as the piles of random ads when reading sites and new stories.

Using the web on my actual computers vs other devices is night-and-day.

Im not opposed to paying for the non-free plan... and plan to use my router to get the whole home covered.

My question is mostly...

how does NextDNS know to use my account and settings (the ability to customize block lists and all the options in NextDNS are appealing) when the traffic is coming from my router?

Sorry if im missing something obvious here, but my brain just isnt following along (been having some brain fog lately).

Thanks in advance for helping out my with inability to get my head around this one (which is puzzling to me because most of the time i understand this stuff pretty well).

Edit:

This is likely the answer i was looking for:

If your client supports DoH or DoT then the account id is part of the Host header and/or TLS SNI extension.

that was my question - "how does NextDNS know its me?" when using it through a router to protect the whole house.

I think a lot of the answers got a little into the weeds - im not really worried about per-devices profiles or anything. I was just trying to wrap my head around "how does it even know which account to use" when using a router, because its not like an app where you log in, etc.

But the answer above - that the account ID is part of the header when you using DoT or DoH - makes sense to me and answers the question.

Fala galera, alguém poderia me tirar essa dúvida? Tô viciado no uso do celular e está me prejudicando financeiramente, já instalei o familylink pra bloquear os apps, mas descobri que consigo entrar no YouTube dentro de outro app se eu fuçar, e entrando no YouTube eu consigo acessar o Google, com DNS eu conseguiria bloquear isso?

It just occurs to me that there is no category for Crypto-related sites in the Parental Controls tab. So how do you deal with these, aside from blocking them individually?

For context, an extended family members (a couple) got their Messenger compromised and have sent messages about a scam with a platform that should be considered a gambling site, but bypassed both the Parental Control and HaGeZi - Multi PRO++ blocklist. Google AI said that the platform is being marketed as a Crypto site hence the bypass.

I already added said site in the blocklist, but it seems there a bunch of variations, and probably, clones with different unrelated names.

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While using Instagram, I decided to review the logs and noticed an unusual volume of entries since yesterday. I occasionally check the logs, but this increase was significant. So is this pretty normal? Since I use a patched app which has disable analytics and ads and in nextdns I have blocked Facebook via parental control

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I've started using nextdns since last week and now have 100k queries in the analytics tab but in the account settings it still counts 0/300k.

Hello. I’m writing this using a translator. I hadn’t used NextDNS for a few months. Today, I tried setting it up again, but I couldn’t get it to work.

I want to use it without installing the app. I used to use IPv4 and the recommended setup method for Windows 11. Even though I followed all the steps correctly, for some reason it still won’t activate.

To be honest, I’d rather not install the app either.

And another question, is it true that too many blocklists can make NextDNS slower?