Tagged “pi-hole” · Nicholas Clooney

When macOS browsers can’t load websites but `ping`, `ssh`, and `dig` still work

March 4, 2026

#macos
#dns
#tailscale
#pi-hole
#networking
#troubleshooting
#devops

Browsers failing while `ping`, `ssh`, and `dig` still work can point to a split macOS resolver failure. In this post, I break down how a Tailscale + Pi-hole setup triggered resolver state corruption and how resetting DNS settings immediately fixed it.