NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

Thechazm101's avatar
Thechazm101
Aspirant
Aug 31, 2025
Solved

AX3000 Manual DNS setting not taking effect

Good morning everyone. I am using a AX3000 as my main internal router with a AX2400 as a repeater for my downstairs basement. This setup has worked perfectly fine but something I found out the other ...
  • CrimpOn's avatar
    Aug 31, 2025

    Alas, you are caught in "the way things work".  All residential WiFi routers operate by using DHCP to inform devices that the router itself is the appropriate DNS server.  The DNS setting feature informs the router which DNS authority it should use to resolve URLs.

     

    A common work-around is to install a separate DHCP server.  The trick there is to find a DHCP server that can be set to do what you want.  (i.e. offer specific DNS servers rather than itself.  I just checked one common DHCP server, Pi-hole, and it operates the same way as the Orbi router.)