Chromecast said "Not connected to the internet", rendering it unusuable.I drop all external DNS (and DNS-over-TLS) requests on my network.Google (along with Chinese IoT spyware, Samsung, and others) now try to use their hardcoded DNS servers.My network now fools them all, they think they get a response from their DNS, but it's really my PiHole that answers! NAT + Masquerading FTW!See the diagram for a simplified overviewAMA#ama #chromecast #chromecastultra #dns #nat #masquerading #dnsmasq #pihole #networking #adblock #fuckads #samsung #spyware #malware #dns
