Android 9: Configure DNS while connected via cable

Question

I've got an Android TV Box (orbsmart S86) running on Android 9. It is connected to the LAN and internet via a cable. Wifi is not used.

Now I've configured PIHole on another device and want to tell the android box to use the Pihole as DNS.

When using WiFi, I can go to the WiFi-settings and configure the settings there. How do I do this on this device?

So far I've tried ndc resolver setifdns eth0 mydns but without luck.

Note, that I've got root access. Thanks in advance.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '22 at 20:10

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su
setprop net.dns1 <dns here>

eg, setprop net.dns2 123.123.123.123

answered Mar 16 '22 at 20:10

karthik nair

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As of Android 8, "The system properties net.dns1, net.dns2, net.dns3, and net.dns4 are no longer available" (source), but may work. More explanation here: How to configure DNS properly while two LANs are running? – Irfan Latif Mar 16 '22 at 21:03

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