From 67a49f5b8c97168cd5689149e81041e7cbdea7c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maniack Crudelis Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:32:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Rewrite english part of dhcp.md --- dhcp.md | 38 +++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/dhcp.md b/dhcp.md index 9611f38..1542898 100644 --- a/dhcp.md +++ b/dhcp.md @@ -1,41 +1,41 @@ Using Pi-hole as your DHCP server ================== -> **Be carreful, you should considering that playing with your DHCP may break your network. -In case in your server become to be down, you're going to lose your dns resolution and your ip address. -By this way, you'll losing any internet connection and even the connection to your router.** +> **Be careful, you should considering that playing with your DHCP may break your network. +In case your server is down, you will lose your dns resolution and ip address. +So, you will lose any internet connection and even the connection to your router.** -> **If you encounter that kind of problem, please see "How to restore my network" at the end of this document.** +> **If you encounter this kind of problem, please see "How to restore my network" at the end of this document.** ### How to configure Pi-hole -There two ways to configure Pi-hole to be used as your DHCP server. -- Either you can choose to use it when you're installing the app. -- Or you can activate the DHCP server after in the "Settings" tab, "Pi-hole DHCP Server" part. +There're two ways to configure Pi-hole to be used as your DHCP server. +- Either you can choose to use it when you install the app. +- Or you can activate the DHCP server afterwards in the "Settings" tab, "Pi-hole DHCP Server" part. In this second case, it can be better to set the ip of the server to a static address ### How to configure my router -Your personnal router or the router of your ISP brings a DHCP server activate by default. -If you keep this DHCP, at the same time of Pi-hole's one, you will encouter a transparent conflict between them. -The first responding DHCP will distribute its own ip and parameters. +Your personal router or ISP's router has a DHCP server enabled by default. +If you keep this DHCP, along with Pi-hole's one, you will have transparent conflicts between them. +The first DHCP to respond will distribute its own ip and settings. So you have to turn off the DHCP of your router to let Pi-hole managed your network. -#### Why do I should use only the DHCP of Pi-hole ? +#### Why should I use only the DHCP of Pi-hole ? -By using the DHCP of Pi-hole, you'll allow it to give at each of your client its dns configuration. Like that, each of your request will be filtering by Pi-hole. +By using the DHCP of Pi-hole, you allow Pi-hole to give at each of your client its dns configuration. This way every requests will be filtered by Pi-hole. -An another use case of using Pi-hole's DHCP is if you have some hairpinning problems (You can't connect to your server because its IP is your public IP, and your router doesn't allow that). -In this case, use the dns of Pi-hole will allow you to connect to your server by its local adress instead of its public one. +Another use case of using Pi-hole's DHCP is if you have hairpinning problems (You can't connect to your server because its IP is your public IP, and your router doesn't allow that). +In this case, using Pi-hole's dns will allow you to connect to your server by its local address instead of its public one. ### How to restore my network > Oh crap ! -Your Pi-hole is down, and you don't have a DHCP anymore. -Don't panic, we can overcome it \o/ +Your Pi-hole server is down, and you don't have a DHCP anymore. +Don't panic, We'll get through it. \o/ Use your favorite terminal on your desktop computer. -And first, get your main interface (`eth0` in most cases). +And first, get your main interface (usually `eth0`). ``` bash sudo ifconfig ``` @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ Then, set your ip as a static ip. sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.100 ``` -Now, you can connect to your router and turn on its DHCP server to reuse it. -You can now reset your ip and get a dynamic address +Now, you can connect to your router and turn on its DHCP server to use it again. +You can now reset your ip and get a dynamic address. ``` bash sudo ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 && sudo dhclient eth0 ```