Sophisticated setup for me; I prefer simplicity, such as your WHHL.
DNS Providers for Home Users – Still Cloudflare/Quad9, or Did NextDNS/Control D Finally Win?
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FP for what? Blocking NRD is the best protection against phishing, those domains usually die within 1-2 hours.
I watch illegal streaming, which uses NRDs, thus I use DNS without it, but for a common user, NRDs is basics.
Using Cloudflare ZT at home is like using a microscope as a hammer for driving nails.
But, this is a really good hammer and can be handy as a screwdriver too.
This is exactly the cause of FP blocks; even after adding to allow list, the domain is changed and need to re-add again.
So I decided to disable NRD completely.
By the way, NRD was blocking Trident new app at the beginnig.
Same experience and I remember they blamed it to their data providerLast time I tried ControlD, it failed NRDs! How the hell do you fail that? It is dumb proof, if the domain is less then 30 days old, you block it, but they cheated!
All the aresenal (DNS, browser extension, AV web protection) adds a little to my protection.Using Cloudflare ZT at home is like using a microscope as a hammer for driving nails.
But, this is a really good hammer and can be handy as a screwdriver too.
I have learned from you and some good members of MT how to avoid suspicious websites and software, even without any security solution.
Thank you again for your invaluable instructions and guidance.
Their documentation is easy to follow. I configured my settings based on it
Common policies
The following policies are commonly used to secure DNS traffic.
developers.cloudflare.com
I do not need their minimal increase of dns-based protection compared to NextDNS or ControlD; feasibility is not in their favor, too much setup for minimal gain.
If that was the only case, I could have accepted it, but they are on my blocklist, they basically told me to f*** off after reporting some issues they did not want to deal with.
P.S. When troubleshooting, I pick a random free DNS and ControlD never works, ever!
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you'll never know until you try it.
P.S this is the Policies for my Home Router. I don't use Cloudflare on my personal devices. I use my VPN's DNS
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Reason I got rid ControlD because of service got worse and their unprofessionalism.
As a start point, I do not prefer installing extra apps, if I can do the job without.
So I never thought of installing CFZT or AG or even Yoga or Technetium.
DoH in browser settings is more than required for me.
you can use CFZT without installing any app. Just copy your custom DoH/DoT address and paste it on your browser.
The problem in this thread is many members judge Cloudflare Zero Trust despite never trying it. Yes, it might be complicated for newbies, but once you get familiar with Cloudflare Zero Trust dashboard, it's so easy to use. You don't even utilize entire dashboard, just two pages; nothing else.
And yes, first setup will take around 30 minutes of your time, but once set up it stays like this forever. If you used Cloudflare Zero Trust dashboard before, the entire setup shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes.
Literally like NextDNS, you still get IPv4/IPv6 DNS address and personal DoT/DoH address so you can use it without Cloudflare app installed. If you opt to install their Cloudflare WARP app, you're also getting free, unlimited and fast VPN along with your DNS.
Yes. Just like any DNS services that offers DoH/DoT addresses
I am happy with my Adguard DNS, I use it on all my devices.
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The website domain get changed after few days, and I have to repeat the process again and again.Try adding the domain to the whitelist, exit, and restart your browser.
Yes, I also have this problem with one website.
It's a shame that the whitelist doesn't accept:
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domain.*