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AbrekUS
Jul 25, 2026Aspirant
XR1000 v1 DNS not working when VPN is enabled
I've XR1000 v1 router with the following settings: firmware: 1.0.2.86_2.1.40 IP address: 192.168.2.1 and DNS stops working as soon as I enable VPN on it (see nslookup output below). Resetting ...
HappyCat
Jul 25, 2026Luminary
Thanks for pointing out that the nslookup command has a feature to define the DNS server. (best thing about the Forum is "learning new things every day")
Same thing happens when the command is only nslookup www.google.com?
Other attempts to resolve URLs also fail?
(such as opening web pages?)