Orbi Pro SRR60 - DNS Server via DHCP

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Retired_Member wrote:

i am using a SRR60 with 2 Satellites. (First question, why cann't I choose this System in the drop-down menue as my Model (which is a recommended field).

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Only the kits (SRK60Bnn) are listed why ever, not the individual devices.

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Retired_Member wrote:

Why is the IP-address of the DNS Server not correctly forwarded via DHCP to the clients?

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Because it's designed that way, using the DNS relay on the router.

Even as a business product, not a secret its a derivative from the consumer Orbi, so this part of the design is retained. 

Does this cause any issues in the real world or in your environment?

There are several similar related requests for enhancing nd customizing specifically the DHCP service, e.g. for adding custom IP addresses (different from the ones received from the ISP or configured for the plain Internet access), for adding options, for adding DNS search paths, ..

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Retired_Member wrote:

Why is the DNS IP address the same as the routers address?

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Because there is a workable DNS relay in place - simplification for everyone.

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Retired_Member wrote:

No admin needs this super feature "www.orbilogin.com", so this is not the reason.

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No, any non-encrypted orbilogin.com/.net query that hits or passing the router will return the LAN IP, regardless. Not  super feature, just commodity again. Oh in the past it allowed Netgear to put up a valid (!!!) certificate for the https connection on the LAN - disliked because of the obvious shared private key - so this was removed. I loved the idea - much less hassle.

Regards,

-Kurt