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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.a...
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
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.