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Setting Up Parental Controls on a Home Router Without a Subscription
Use your router's built-in DNS filtering or a Pi-hole blocklist to restrict content and set device access schedules without paying for a third-party service.
Consumer Electronics
home-setup
networking
parental-controls
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Tai
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Mentor
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· 20 min read
Setting Up a Raspberry Pi as a Network-Wide Ad Blocker Using Pi-hole
Install Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi and point your router's DNS to it so every device on your network blocks ads and trackers without browser extensions.
Consumer Electronics
networking
privacy
raspberry-pi
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Tai
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Mentor
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· 35 min read
How to Extend Wi-Fi Coverage Using a Wired Access Point Instead of a Repeater
Connect a secondary access point via Ethernet to eliminate dead zones without the speed penalty that wireless repeaters introduce.
Consumer Electronics
home-setup
networking
wi-fi
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Tai
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Mentor
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· 22 min read
How to Fix a Wi-Fi Router That Keeps Dropping the Connection
Work through the most common causes of intermittent Wi-Fi drops — firmware, channel congestion, DNS, and interference — so you can resolve the issue without replacing hardware that is not faulty.
Consumer Electronics
networking
troubleshooting
wi-fi
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Tai
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Mentor
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· 20 min read