I installed AdGuardhome in my linux server (ubuntu 20.0.4).Howver I can't access internet if I set the IP of AdGuadhome server as the only DNS address. So I usually set the a second DNS address for my terminal devices.
I want to know why this happened? The upstream DNS set in AdGuardhome response well. Why I can't use AdGuardhome as the only DNS address?
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nightfancy commented: It seems, as a DNS server, adguardhome can't resolve the domain alone. is this right? +0
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nightfancy commented: Adguardhome acts as a DNS server, but it doesn't seem to be able to resolve domains on its own. Maybe I need to run a second domain resolution service +0
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