Configuring FreshTomato for Pi-hole

There are several ways to enable Pi-hole on your network. If you are running FreshTomato, the easiest way is to update the DNS server setting of FreshTomato.

First, assign a static IP to your Pi-hole server. You will need the MAC address for the network interface you are using. Assign an IP to Pi-hole, eg. 192.168.1.250. Under Basic->Static DHCP/ARP/IPT, add the static IP assignment. Save the settings. You may need to restart your Pi-hole server to get the correct static IP.

Second, point the DNS server to the Pi-hole server. Under Basic->Network->WAN Settings, select Manual under DNS Server. Set DNS 1 to 192.168.1.250, and set DNS 2 to 0.0.0.0. Save the settings.

That's it.

Pi-hole and DD-WRT

Pi-hole is a useful server that can filters ads for your local network.You can read more about it here. One of the required steps for configuring Pi-hole is to point the DNS entry in your router to Pi-hole's IP address. If you have DD-WRT, this is accomplished through the following instructions.

Once you have Pi-hole set up, log into your DD-WRT control panel.
Go to Setup->Basic Setup
Under Network Setup->Local DNS, enter the Pi-hole's IP address.