From uneasysilence: To make ad blocking simpler use OpenDNS to block ads on the DNS level:
To make this hack work you must configure your router to use OpenDNS’s servers (trust me you will want to do this anyway – their servers are FAST!) by following the OpenDNS tutorials. Secondly you must signup for a free OpenDNS account so you can setup network filters.
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