About this tag
Pi-hole appears on WindowsForum.com mainly in discussions about network-wide DNS filtering and how it compares with per-device alternatives. A recent thread weighs Pi-hole against Portmaster, Safing's open-source application firewall for Windows and Linux, noting that Portmaster only filters traffic on the PCs where it is installed while Pi-hole covers DNS for an entire home network, including smart TVs, cameras, and other IoT devices. The practical takeaway for readers is that Pi-hole suits whole-home blocking, whereas a per-app firewall gives more detail about individual Windows applications. The tag is useful for following DNS-level ad blocking, privacy filtering, and comparisons between network and endpoint approaches.
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    Portmaster vs Pi-hole: Per-App PC Firewall or Whole-Home DNS?

    Portmaster, Safing's free and open-source application firewall for Windows and Linux, can take the place of Pi-hole for someone who mainly wants to see and block what apps on their own PC are connecting to. It only filters traffic on the computers where it's installed, though. Pi-hole filters...