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pgchenu
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Mar 09, 2021

DNS passthrough on nighthawk wifi 6 (MR60)

Hi !

I have recently installed a DNS server (kinda) nammed Ad Guard (functions exactly like Pi Hole). I just have the problem that my Nighthawk Wifi 6 Mesh system which I use as a router provides to all my devices 192.168.1.1 as the DNS ip and not 192.168.1.42 as I'd have wanted to. I think every dns request is being processed by the router before being answered to my local DNS server. Not only is it a big issue for privacy concerns but I don't know which device asks what request.

As you can see (sorry for the french), my ad guard only detects 192.168.1.1 (my router's ip) and 127.0.0.1 (localhost (my raspberry pi)). I remember not having this issue when using Pi Hole with my Internet provider's router (with 192.168.1.42 and 0.0.0.0 as DNS adresses).

I also don't wan't (and can't) set up every devices in my network to the right DNS.

By the way, my phone shows 192.168.1.1 as its DNS 

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  • Christian_R's avatar
    Christian_R
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    Hello pgchenu,

     

    If you recently purchased the device I would recommend contacting our support team as newly purchased devices are provided with 90 days of complimentary support. You may open a ticket by registering your device using the link below. 

     

    https://www.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx

     

    Christian