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MK80 and OpenDNS
Hello, Has anyone been able to change the DNS numbers to OpenDNS on a MK83 ? the option to change it is there. but the number fields remain greyed out. Thanks.
Is Armor or any Smart Parental controls enabled on the MK router? Usually if any of these items are enabled, this disable any configuration changes to DNS as these will take control over DNS.
in2ndo wrote:
So I’ve been playing with the MK83 for a couple of different issues. And for some reason. The fields to change the DNS numbers are now enable when I select it. So I guess support was wrong . The routers page also has the option to use a service like noIP . For those of us with dynamic ip’s. Now I just have to figured that out. Since this is my first router with this options. Before I used to run the openDNS ip updater on one of the computers.
Just in case anyone else needs to know.
Armor has been enabled from the first time I did the network setup. I don’t use parental controls. But since I’ve been rebooting the router for other issues. At one point the settings to change the DNS ware re-enabled and they’re not greyed out any more. I was able to change the numbers to openDNS and now I’m trying to figure that out to work with the noIP.com service for dynamic DNS. I got another thread here regarding that.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Disable Armor before trying to change any DNS.
What browser are you using to change the settings? Try MS Edge, Firefox or Opera.
Be sure to clear out all broswer caches before entering the routers web page.
- I’ll try that. But since I was already able to change the numbers to openDNS and setup the DDNS service with noIP. Shouldn’t the router be updating the IP to the noIP account?
When I check the status within the routers page. It updates fine. But if I change the iP on the noIP account webpage as instructed by noIP (to test it) and restart the router. Is not getting updated on the noIP account.
And I’m using safari and chrome.I presume it should. You might check the logs after you apply and reboot the router to see it the logs indicate any problems after the reboot.
Ensure Armor is fully disabled.
Consule with NoIP on troubleshooting this as well. They should have some information regarding this.
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?