[dba-Tech] Blocking ads across your network

[Jim Lawrence]

Recently a friend explained a product that he had integrated into his employer's networks to block all webpage ads. He said the increase in the networks response times was clearly noticeable. He used an old computer for the site as manager as the site has over a hundred desktops but a Raspberry PI could be used for smaller business or home sites.

Block ads on your network with Raspberry Pi and pi-hole:

https://opensource.com/article/18/2/block-ads-raspberry-pi
https://red.ht/2KTD5mH

The above link tells how to set it all up on a Raspberry PI...a super inexpensive solution.

Here is a super easy set of video instructions on how to set up a Raspberry PI, in fifteen minutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8mi1oAvAg

Cool, huh. :-)
 
Jim