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How to uninstall and trust NextDNS Root CA

Hi ! I have install this, but I prefer the blue screen when I navigate on the block website. Thx !!

nextdns blocking archive pages

As of today or yesterday, nexdns is blocking archive.today and all other subpages. It is not seen in the logs or anywhere else, but when nextdns is disabled os when using a VPN it is working again.…

Got the domain in allowlist and still blocked.

Mit Velliv is blocked even if i have all involved domains in my allowlist. Do you have any idea how can i whitelist this? I have cleared the cache, flushed dns...did that already 3 weeks ago...…

Next DNS does not work on Antix - CLI not work after reboot

Hi, I am trying tu set up an old Dell OptiPlex 745 for a teenager and i like to use NextDNS. My OS is Antix, a Linux distro based on Debian. Please see https://antixlinux.…

DNS over TLS not Working. Please Help!

I am attempting to set up DNS over TLS on my Asus Router, but I have no internet once DNS over TLS is enabled. Everything works fine with DNS over TLS disabled.…

NXdomain what is it? I'm being bombarded by it

have no idea what NXdomain is. After being hit by it several times, I decided to look it up, apparently it's something to do with ISP's trying to highjack DNS request.…

Adding Games to be blocked

I see the game block list has a few games that my kids play, however there is also a lot that’s not on it. Will these be getting updated as time goes on or is the rest down to the individual to…

Help with Archive.Today

Hello Im new to this NextDNS technology I want to ask here if it can help me connect to the website Archive.Today which I cannot access since a few days ago presumably because of DNS problems with…

Can't use the web while on school wifi.

linux nextdns fails to start when ipv6 is disabled

- CLI Version: 1.43.5 - Platform: PopOS with IPv6 disabled I installed nextdns using the bash script, but systemctl status nextdns.service shows it failed to start: Error: proxy: udp: listen udp [::…

Device identification with mikrotik router

I setup DoT with mikrotik router as instructed. However it doesnt do any device identification. Is there a way to do device identification with mikrotik router?

Am I overloading block lists?

I wonder if these are repetitive: AdGuard DNS filter someonewhocares.org (Dan Pollock) Fanboy's Enhanced Tracking List0 entries • Updated 10 months ago Peter Lowe NextDNS Ads & Trackers Blocklist…

Filter logs by types of rejection

I want to learn which sites are blocked for which reason. How do i do that? I can see total counts by reason in analytics. I can see all blocked sites in logs. But i dont see a way to join them

Block cloudflare warp

hello, is it possible with the help of nextdns to prevent a device here on the WLAN from establishing a VPN connection to cloudflare warp? if so, which IP must be blocked?

Visibility of Total Number of Queries in Pro Account

I’ve noticed that in the free NextDNS account, the total number of queries is shown on the Account page. However, in the Pro account, this information seems to be missing.…

Problems in combination with OpenVPN

Hi, The company I work for uses OpenVPN, some of the database servers I need to connect to are only available via the VPN. Since a while, I have some trouble with DNS for servers in the VPN.…

Connectivity hanging periodically

A couple of times a day, internet connectivity hangs on my iPhone 14 Pro, connected on WiFi to omada network. it always resolves itself but is annoying,…

ProtonVPN + NextDNS

Hi guys. How i'm gonna know both are running perfectly in my device?

Nextdns CLI bypassed by DNS53 queries + Android DoT problem

Hi, I have an Asus router with Merlin on it. I installed nextdns cli, which works beautifully. On the other hand, I noticed that explicit queries to a DNS53 dns, bypass nextdns CLI.…

is it okay for DNS address to not have https?

Hi i have question is it okay for DNS address to not have https? i did a check on ipleak.net to see my DNS address visited the ip and it had no https only http is that okay?

Safesearch Not Working

Safe search use to work for us. It is enabled, but when our kids go to google.com to do a search it clearly not returning blured images etc.. DNS is set correctly on the router,…

nextdns analytics

Hi, I am using the nextdns for more than 3 months, I can see my monthly queries in my account but if I go to analytics I can't see my data there, what is wrong? Also,…

Add OISD NFSW BLOCKLIST And 1hosts kidsaf TO YOUR PORN FILTER

I recomend to add these blocklists on your porn filter, because many porn sites that are blocked by oisd nfsw are not blocked by Nextdns

Protecting the endpoint ID from spoofing.

I would like to understand how NextDNS prevents users from calling the below URL to update the IP in router. https://link-ip.nextdns.io/ProfileID/some-string-but-same-for-different-profiles Does it…

using NextDNS as privat DNS in Poco F6

Hi How can i set privat DNS in android cell phone I have basic (i.e. free) accoint