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Is there a way to guarantee a mobile device or tablet can only access my own services and block all other traffic? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by ComradeMiao@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21884908

Is this possible on any modern day phone or tablet? Selfhosting as made me very privacy-consciouss and am concerned about my iphone.

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[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have a DNS server running for my home lab with conditional forwarding from pihole. Then i only pass the internal DNS to a WLAN that doesn't need external access (locally controlled IoT devices for example).

[–] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So some WLAN devices just can't make any DNS requests that are outside your LAN, correct? But what if they use a hardcoded ip, wouldn't that circumvent everything?

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Port 53 going to the internal dns? Nope? Drop! Same rule you would use everywhere else to push all dns to your preferred dns server.

Static routes are also a great way but I'm not familiar enough with your setup or static routes to explain. Pihole can also have groups which can apply different rules, lists etc.