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msinex
Jul 27, 2020Apprentice
Intermittent DNS Errors and WiFi Issues
I have had the Orbi AX6000 for a few months now. While there are many things I love about it (great wifi coverage, great speed, looks nice, software, ease of setup, etc.), there are two very frustra...
OOWS
Mar 16, 2021Initiate
Netgear tech support suggested the following. Has anyone tried this, and does it solve the problem?
1. Login to orbilogin.com
2. On the left click Internet, and scroll down to the DNS section.
3. Change the Domain Server (DNS) Setting:
From: Get Automatically From ISP
To: Use These DNS Servers.
Then enter the Google DNS addresses: Primary DNS 8.8.8.8 and Secondary DNS 8.8.4.4
4. Press the Apply button
Mikey94025
Mar 16, 2021Hero
OOWS wrote:Netgear tech support suggested the following. Has anyone tried this, and does it solve the problem?
Yes, I've tried setting the DNS server IP addresses in the Orbi using orbilogin.com and it doesn't fix the intermittent DNS issue. It's also been tried earlier in this thread.