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Running a R8000 and Orbi RBR850 mesh set-up
Hi folks .. just looking for some advice. I have fibre and run a Nighthawk R8000 and Orbi RBR850 set-up and curious to hear what config I should best use.... it all performs pretty well other than I ...
paulgraham wrote:
I have to set manual DNS on client devices even when I have 8.8.8.8 specified on the R8000. I have the R8000 as router mode and the Orbi as AP mode.
Assuming that the R8000 is set to use Google DNS (8.8.8.8) as described on page 24 of the User Manual:
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R8000/R8000_UM_EN.pdf
What is the indication that this is not working correctly?
What one would expect to see for devices set to learn their network information through DHCP is:
- IP address would come from the R8000 router (either assigned or from DHCP pool)
- IP subnet would be as defined in the R8000 (typically 255.255.255.0)
- Gateway address would be the IP address of the R8000 (typically 192.168.1.1)
- DNS Server IP would be the IP address of the R8000.
What is failing that requires a static DNS entry on the device?
Does this happen to ALL devices on the network?
Hi - Thanks for your reply.
It could be my misunderstanding, but I expected the DNS entry on my client machines to be what was specified on the R8000 (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) rather than just 192.168.1.1 (the IP of my R8000 and gateway). Would the R8000 just forward the DNS request to 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 -- which kind of makes sense?
Random websites accessed from a Windows machine would time out ... when I manually add the 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 DNS servers the timeouts disappear.
Paul.
Yes. NG routers act as a DNS Proxy by relaying DNS from clients out to the detected ISP DNS or any custom DNS configured ON the router.
OK - thanks, so no need for me to manually change the clients if they have the NG IP address? just odd that it makes a difference on a Windows machine
Correct, all DNS flows thru the DNS proxy on the router. NG has never been known to offer a DNS option for this. Other router mfrs do like D-Link.
What is the difference your seeing on this Windows PC?
