[SpookyZalost]

heh, you know... one way to go about this is to run something like pi-hole on a linux enabled netgear router, let the router do the work and you configure/control all data between it, the modem, and anything connected to the router.

it's what i ended up doing, partially because adblock and such are becoming less effective as botnets and scammers/hackers are getting smarter, and partially because i wanted to run my own grey ice which came in handy on my last router I had setup like this.

note: my last router was spiked and killed after the hacker running a botnet got frustrated and gave up due to said ice.

Pi-hole though, I wonder if it works on linux for routers?  might make things easier if I can copy my blacklist over to it.

note: I run Open-WRT on my router, it's super handy.

as a side note, I've thought about it for a while but I may go this route because the idea of a DIY router is kind enticing.