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lack of DHCP-linked DNS view
Hi, my old router (LInksys E4200) provided a DHCP-linked DNS view. When I added a local computer to my network, it responded to DNS queries for its name with its address. The AX4200/RBR750 I jus...
This feature does come essentially free as it's perfectly implemented with dnsmasq - required would be a default local domain with the default config, the ability to change the default domain in a config field, and some better check of the hostnames provided by the DHCP clients (to avoid breaking dnsmasq). Every major consumer router has it, Asus, AVM/Fritz!, ..., ZyXEL ... for years of not at least a decade. One of many features proofing Netgear is unable and unwilling to change anything on these 1990 router specs.
It can certainly be requested here:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home