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madhatt30
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May 05, 2021

Nighthawk® AX4 4G LTE Modem + WiFi 6 Router

Nighthawk AX4 4G LTE Modem + WiFi 6 Router

I run a DNS server on the local network and after spending over an hour with chat support I still couldn't get the concept of the DNS across to the other person. You see I work with computers every day and sometimes I even do the networking. You can not use a local IP address for the DNS server in the router. I know this because I bypassed the routers dns by assigning the IP on the client computer and it worked with no problems (yes, I have the forwarders setup) If I try to put the IP address in the router under use custom dns it doesn't work. This feature was working on the MOFI4500 that I had used previously and nothing has changed the reason I switched was because it was not a 1G connection.

If anyone knows a workaround please let me know.

Yes the firmware is updated to the latest version.

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  • > AX4 4G LTE Modem + WiFi 6 Router

     

       None of that is a model number.  Look for "Model" on the product
    label.  "LAX20"?  Firmware version?

     

    > Yes the firmware is updated to the latest version.

     

       As always, an actual version number would be more useful than your
    opinion of what's "latest" today.

     

          https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/bd-p/aircard

     

    > [...] You can not use a local IP address for the DNS server in the
    > router. [...]

     

       What happens when you try?


       "can not" is not a useful problem description.  It does not say what
    you did.  It does not say what happened when you did it.  As usual,
    showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
    messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
    descriptions or interpretations.

     

    > [...] If I try to put the IP address in the router under use custom
    > dns it doesn't work. [...]

     

       "doesn't work"?  See "not a useful problem description [...]", above.