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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...
msinex
Mar 15, 2021Apprentice
I had that same exact issue with my main desktop computer, and I manually entered in the google DNS servers on that computer instead of letting the router assign it and it solved the issue. It's just an issue for the rest of my devices now where I can't do that (or haven't figured out how to) where I'm still getting the issues.
houcatdad
Mar 15, 2021Star
Yeah I figured that would resolve it... I just haven't done it b/c I wanted to try other solutions.... or wait for a fix.
It's not horribly affecting things, it's just an annoyance. I don't even have to manually refresh... it does it on it's own.
It's annoying though
- rr20552Mar 15, 2021ApprenticeBelow is Netgear’s response to my post on Facebook. 🤬
Hello Richard Baxter,
Three service plans are available when you enable Circle Smart Parental Controls on your Orbi WiFi System, one is free.
If you have issues with your Orbi system, we would love to help you.
Regards,
Patrycja
Netgear Team - FURRYe38Mar 16, 2021Guru - Experienced User
And whats that have to do with DNS errors in this post?
rr20552 wrote:
Below is Netgear’s response to my post on Facebook. 🤬
Hello Richard Baxter,
Three service plans are available when you enable Circle Smart Parental Controls on your Orbi WiFi System, one is free.
If you have issues with your Orbi system, we would love to help you.
Regards,
Patrycja
Netgear Team - msinexMar 16, 2021Apprentice
I've gotten the same crap in the past, they want you to enable their security software and upsell you to get technical support for a router package you already paid a grand for. It's complete BS and a rip-off.