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Cannot set my own DNS servers if I choose "Get Dynamically from ISP" for my Internet IP address
Subejct line says it all. Is this a bug or working as designed? If the latter, why?! DNS should have nothing to do with whether or not my IP address is dynamically assigned by the ISP or not. Also, this is not the case on other routers made by Netgear (like the XS500, which I was just testing, but decided to go back to my Orbi for reasons I won't get into here).
This makes it impossible for me to set Cloudflare or Google as my preferred DNS resolver at the router, which is kind of (actually VERY) frustrating.
Here's my workaround/solution, in case anyone else runs into the same issue (and I DO think it's a bug):
1. Temporarily disable Circle. This wil allow you to independantly control the selection in DNS Servers on the Internet Setup page.2. Change your DNS servers to whatever you want them to be and click Apply.
3. Re-enable Circle.
4. Double-check to make sure your DNS servers haven't been changed back (mine weren't).
5. Profit.
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You may be (are) confused....
If you go to the web gui (probably 192.168.1.1) and click ADVANCED and INTERNET SETUP you will see you can get your IP address either dynamically or staticly
Below that is an entirely separate DNS entry... Do you want to get those DNS IPs dynamically from your ISP or do you want to put 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 in there (plus a third one)?
Read more carefully your setup screens and I believe you will find it does everything you want it to do.
- I’m not confused 🙄. Using firmware V2.3.0.32, I cannot choose their own DNS server is get automatically from my ISP is selected, regardless of where in the UI (and yes, I was using the web UI) I try to change it
evil_mike wrote:
I’m not confused 🙄. Using firmware V2.3.0.32, I cannot choose their own DNS server is get automatically from my ISP is selected, regardless of where in the UI (and yes, I was using the web UI) I try to change itI have 2.3.0.32. On the "Internet Setup" page, there are two choice circles: the top one says "Get Automatically from ISP" and the circle under it says "Use These DNS Servers". On the snapshot (attached), I have selected the "Use" choice and entered the IP of Google DNS 8.8.8.8. If a person wanted to, he could enter a 192.168.1.x IP address for his own local DNS server.
