I’m a noob manjaro and linux user.
I have a raspberry pie where pihole is installed on it.
Pi-hole is very useful for me to also monitor the query’s of my devices connected to my network. I used a lot to block ads and tracking on my custom black list’s.
I found that manjaro is connecting regularly to ping.manjaro.org.
Is there a special reason for this?
Can i block this connection without consequences?
Define consequenses but if by consequences you mean not breaking your system then yes. You will lack some functionality - but you will not break anything provided you do it the right way.
The append the following value to the file interval=0 - use a text editor or the following command
echo "interval=0" | sudo tee -a /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/20-connectivity.conf
Restart the service
sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
The disables the check.
You can change the uri to what ever service you trust or can control.
But you should consider the implications as you are removing the possibility of NetworkManager knowing the state of your internet connection.
The host ping.manjaro.org is not used to check for updates - this is done by pamac using your configured mirrorlist. This can also be disabled in pamac settings.
So if we’re fine with defaults but the check had to be disabled temporarily – for example, as a workaround for temporary connection problems – then is it advisable to remove /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/20-connectivity.conf as long as successful checks are back to normal?