Every month or so all my devices lose internet and the only way to connect them all back is to disconnect them from the DNS server that Pihole is running.

I set my Pihole to have a static IP but for some reason after around a month or maybe longer, it just fails. This has happened 4 times over the last while and the only fix is to essentially uninstall everything on my Pihole, disable it, and then reconfigure it from scratch again.

I’m not sure what’s going on so any help would be appreciated.

  • R0cket_M00se
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    101 year ago

    It’s alright, most computer geeks (even professional ones) can’t even figure out how IP addressing works. That’s why networking is its own sub group in enterprise environments.

    • Scott
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      -91 year ago

      If you’re a computer geek (even a professional one) and struggle with IP addressing, you won’t be having much of a career.

      • @gingersneak@lemmy.world
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        131 year ago

        LMAO I know a whole bunch of people who don’t know a subnet mask from a hole in their ass and they’re doing just fine in their IT careers. You are overestimating the requirements for a great many corporate jobs.

        • @PerogiBoi@lemmy.caOP
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          111 year ago

          Ya it’s me I’m the guy in IT who is currently confusing a subnet mask for my own ass.

        • Scott
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          1 year ago

          There’s a difference between corporate IT and being a computer geek.

          I agree that many IT careers are relatively simple support jobs.

          They mentioned computer geeks which implies, to me, people who are deep into computers. In that light, if you’re struggling with concepts of IP addressing then the more-complicated facets of computers and networks will preclude you from an engineering role.

      • @griefreeze@lemmy.world
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        71 year ago

        Is this some kinda weird ass gatekeeping-esque computer geek thing? What you said is so wrong it’s not even funny.

        • Scott
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          -11 year ago

          I’m not gate-keeping. I’m simply suggesting that IP addressing is one of the less-complicated things when it comes to computer-geekery.

          • @griefreeze@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Nah you’re literally gatekeeping what it means to be a computer geek. maybe it’s not gatekeeping per se, but you sure are wrong and look like an ass

            • Scott
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              -11 year ago

              I’m wrong? You’re saying that IP addressing is one of the most complicated things about computers/networking?

              • @griefreeze@lemmy.world
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                31 year ago

                I know reading is hard, but I’m not arguing that its a complicated task; merely that your familiarty with it does not at all reflect career prospects of a “computer geek.”