Pihole working but limited queries and still seeing ads
Hi everyone. I've tried searching through the sub and googling but can't find a solution.
I followed Micro Centre's Pi-Hole YouTube video to a tee (This one) and the setup worked perfectly. It was uncomplicated as he has a similar Netgear router to mine and the settings and GUI seem the same. However, I found that my dashboard was showing very limited activity after one day. I was suspicious so I unplugged my Raspberry Pi (3 model b v1.2) and the internet continued to work normally on all devices.
What I have already done
-setting the static IP to the PiHole as the same as the DNS on the Router
-resetting the router and pi
-renewing the wifi leases on all connected devices (i.e. forgetting network and joining fresh)
-changing the IP to another static IP in the router settings for the PiHole and DNS
-unplugging the PiHole completely and testing internet connection
That the internet still works even when the PiHole isn't plugged in leads me to the assumption that the DNS isn't setup correctly but I am now at a loss. I was of the assumption that I don't need to make any changes to devices connected to the router via Wifi
My router is a Netgear Nighthawk AX4 (LAX20).
I would appreciate any advice that you can offer.