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JohnSmith12345
Follower
Nov 08, 2018
Solved

Xr500 only and only returns self on DNS resolution

XR500, latest over the air firmware Router is configured with a static 'wan' public DNS IPs. Name resolution apparently works for the router itself as it was able to find the firmware update. DNS r...
  • cooties116's avatar
    cooties116
    Nov 13, 2018

    I managed to get this working by resetting and auto detecting the internet settings instead of entering them manually

     

     

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 08, 2018

NG uses DNS Relay or Proxy, even though you set up custom DNS on the router, the DNS that appears on all connected client devices will be the IP address of the router. 

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cooties116
Initiate
Nov 13, 2018

I am having a similar issue. I can ping 8.8.8.8 and get a response, however, when i try to ping a domain (eg www.google.com.au) I only get the router IP in response (ie 192.168.1.1)

 

This is still the case when i set the DNS to static (8.8.8.8)

  • cooties116's avatar
    cooties116
    Initiate
    Nov 13, 2018

    I managed to get this working by resetting and auto detecting the internet settings instead of entering them manually

     

     

    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 13, 2018

      Good to know. Thanks for letting us know. Please mark this thread as solved so others will know. 

      cooties116 wrote:

      I managed to get this working by resetting and auto detecting the internet settings instead of entering them manually