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APMH64
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Jan 12, 2021
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DNS for home network devices

Hi, I am using an ORBI RBK53 as my router and would like to stop having to address devices on my local network using IP addresses. I would appreciatte it if someone could let me know if there is a wa...
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Thanks for the reply, you have a good point though on single point of failure. I wonder does anyone know if it is possible to have a DNS server for local devices and another for internet resources?

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Jan 13, 2021
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APMH64 wrote:

Thanks for the reply, you have a good point though on single point of failure. I wonder does anyone know if it is possible to have a DNS server for local devices and another for internet resources?

I don't see how that could be possible. Client devices (PC's, phones, tablets, even smart plugs) have one or more entries for "DNS Server". The plan is if the first DNS server does not respond, then the device will try the next server.  There's no distinction of where the DNS name being resolved is located.

What can be done on some clients is put entries in their hosts file, but not all devices have one.

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    Ok, thanks for the help CrimpOn.