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Protect myself from my ISP?
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this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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My pihole serves dns. If not found, it goes directly to root tables (I forgot how they are called).
The router, I just connected its WAN port to the ISP's switch/router/AP. Within the LAN under my router I have DHCP sending everybody to do lookups to the pihole. I don't know what full bridge is.
The ISP's modem/router/switch/AP, I cannot configure. It is a fucking "smart" brick remotely controlled.
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so the modem that you have from your ISP it is not possible to configure it as,
ONT,Bridge or Full Bridge. 🤔Since you are just starting out, I recommend you start by subscribing to a VPN, (don't use the free ones)
avoid tor for now, I use Mullvad which only allows 5 devices at the same time, but there are others, choose those that don't keep logs.If you are able to set up OpenWRT on your router and run Mullvad through that, you can cover your whole network as one "device."
I recommend everyone get their own modem/router if they are able to. ISP's don't provide them for free and you have no idea what monitoring they do with their hardware.
They literally to vide them for free. And why so people use their service. Do you know how many people just use their modem and they up sell people WiFi repeaters and the like. The hardware is a fold mine for ISPs.