If I keep my PC on at all times, can it do the same thing your old laptop does? That is to say, run a DNS server that blocks ads coming through the router, so that when my phone is connected to the Wi-Fi it doesn't see them? I can live with still seeing ads when I'm out of my house.
Actually, if you'd indulge me, I have one more question. Does the speed of the device running the adguard software limit your browsing speed or your overall internet speed? Does the internet traffic actually get rerouted through the device, or does it just work like a fishing net, pulling out ads as they pass?
No it doesn't effect the speed of your internet, it just handles DNS requests, not the actual data passing through. No internet traffic gets routed through the device, just the DNS requests of your router. It could cause a slowdown if it got a ton of requests at once, but that's negligible. I just checked and on my computer it says the average processing time is 35 milliseconds, so a miniscule effect.
If I keep my PC on at all times, can it do the same thing your old laptop does? That is to say, run a DNS server that blocks ads coming through the router, so that when my phone is connected to the Wi-Fi it doesn't see them? I can live with still seeing ads when I'm out of my house.
Yeah pretty much, I'd be weary of the power drain though
Actually, if you'd indulge me, I have one more question. Does the speed of the device running the adguard software limit your browsing speed or your overall internet speed? Does the internet traffic actually get rerouted through the device, or does it just work like a fishing net, pulling out ads as they pass?
No it doesn't effect the speed of your internet, it just handles DNS requests, not the actual data passing through. No internet traffic gets routed through the device, just the DNS requests of your router. It could cause a slowdown if it got a ton of requests at once, but that's negligible. I just checked and on my computer it says the average processing time is 35 milliseconds, so a miniscule effect.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_server
https://adguard.com/en/adguard-home/overview.html
https://pi-hole.net/
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Definitely going to look into that, thanks.