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Unable to change DNS, router NOT in AP mode.
Howdy folks. Some background: Set up Orbi network this morning from scratch (long story, sons wanted to stay up later playing Overwatch, so.. yeah). Anyway, part of the process on initial setup is t...
Armor and Circle seem to take over control of DNS when enabled. Thanks for letting us know.
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ThePere wrote:I am fond of using alternate DNS services (mostly to avoid the outages we've seen from my ISP DNS services). Under Advanced > Internet Setup, "Get Automatically from ISP" is the only option. I am no longer able to input alternate DNS server IP addresses. The option to "Use These DNS Servers" is greyed out.
I seem to recall an issue recently where Disney Circle was activated (or was it Armor?), and it took away the ability to specify alternate DNS servers. I know this issue of "greyed out" was the specific problem. Not sure what search terms to use, but you might try to find that thread.
- Boom! Circle was enabled first time through. Left it dormant second time through. Was able to set DNS servers. Will let you know if custom DNS sticks if/when I enable.
Thanks again for riding shotgun!Armor and Circle seem to take over control of DNS when enabled. Thanks for letting us know.
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Quick update. I enabled Circle and the custom settings for DNS have not only stuck, the opion to make subsequent changes exists. So, before you enable Circle, make sure you decide to go with ISP delivered DNS or your own selections. I mean, assuming that was the culprit of course.
Thanks all.
