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sbouges
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Jul 16, 2017

Orbi : DHCP option 6 (DNS Servers)

Hello,

 

It's not possible to configure any DHCP server option on ORBI router. I have an internal DNS server on my Synology NAS with internal DNS zones such as "home.local" and "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa". Nevertheless, there is not way to configure my ORBI Router to point to this internal DNS server in order to resolve intranet DNS names/IPs (in addition to internet DNS names/IPs).

 

Can you please consider this new functionality (and generaly speaking the possibility to modify standards DHCP Server options on ORBI router: 6 / DNS Servers, 15 / Domain Name, etc ) in a future release of the firmware?

 

Thanks in advance...

 

Best Regards,

Stephane BOUGES.

  

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ORBI DHCP option 6 DNS Servers

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  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Jul 20, 2017

    Hello sbouges

     

    Thanks for the suggestion. Right now you could us another router and run orbi in AP mode.

     

    DarrenM

  • MisterHing's avatar
    MisterHing
    Initiate
    Aug 28, 2017

    So, I lost a good couple of hours trying to figure this out. The NetGear ORBI doesn't allow for the use of internal/private ip's for DNS. HOWEVER, the UI allows you to enter them without erroring or warning.

    After doing some digging and debuging, this is silly. After doing some digging, it appears that the Orbi is doing it's own DNS proxying. By doing so it allows them to to hijack DNS so that they can have control over it for some of their features. 

    PLEASE NETGEAR FIX THIS. Pretty please. Pretty preatty please.

    Lots of people run internal

    • SevenRaz's avatar
      SevenRaz
      Guide
      Oct 28, 2017

      Yes, DNS needs to be corrected, this is interferring with my internal network settings.  Right now it does not allow the resolution of internal domain names.  Even when ORBI is setup in AP mode, it still disrupts normal DNS activity. Please remove all DNS proxy from this device.