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Unable to Change DNS
Hi All, i would like to change my dns to a difrent dns (i don't want the orbi to be my dns server) but no matter what i am doing i am always getting dns server = 10.0.0.1 (my orbi) but wh...
first thank you for you answer and your time
1. i don't think it's a bug i think they are doing it on purpose so they can see my dns traffic and sell it (there isn't realy any other reason to do it let along not giving the option to disable it).
2. i know i can use a diffrent DHCP server but i don't want to do i don't understand why this basic option is not exist in this very expensive router.
ygarti wrote:1. i don't think it's a bug i think they are doing it on purpose so they can see my dns traffic and sell it (there isn't realy any other reason to do it let along not giving the option to disable it).
2. i know i can use a diffrent DHCP server but i don't want to do i don't understand why this basic option is not exist in this very expensive router.
So, the customer can decide to have the Orbi DNS Relay point to the DNS servers that the Orbi receives from the ISP via DHCP, or the customer can input the IP address of any DNS servers in the world. The customer can bypass the DNS Relay by assigning a static IP to any particular devices and defining DNS server IP's on that device. The customer can also put the Orbi in AP mode and insert any router they want ahead of it, with any sort of DNS processing capability.
While I think the programming is nearly trivial, having an option to eliminate the DNS Relay is not likely to be a high priority on a "comsumer product."
CrimpOn wrote:..., or the customer can input the IP address of any DNS servers in the world.
Any in the world - except of the (most obvious) ones on the same LAN 8-)
CrimpOn wrote:While I think the programming is nearly trivial, having an option to eliminate the DNS Relay is not likely to be a high priority on a "comsumer product."
The nice dnsmasq code could be used for much more. The competition does offer e.g. a local DNS domain, automatically propagated from the DHCP hostnames, or manually entered A, AAAA, PTR, ... adding up to three IPs (truely where ever) to be assigned by the DHCP, ...
All features available for FREE - just a very minimalistic change in the Netgear Nighthawk router specification (which is stuck in the early 1990ties .... where the first ZyNOS based Netgear router ever certainly had this config option btw.) would be required.
I can understand that slightly advanced users are disappointed here.
