Forget just looking at the logs... you gotta check what's making the calls in the first place. I got obsessed and started checking task manager for weird processes, and half the time it's some "helper" app from a printer or old software phoning home. That stuff slips right past a pi-hole if it's using your browser to connect.

Ever try that SpeedFix brand? I swore by quick stuff until a summer job made me wait for the good slow-cure filler. Nothing beats the extra working time when it's warm out.

My last project had three typos like that...