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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 ...
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.)
This specific situation is a bit unusual. Most of the time, people install separate DHCP servers to provide features that the Orbi does not, such as:
- Enable DNS resolution of "local" URLs, such as "printer" or "movie server". (Pi-hole has this feature)
- Perform filtering on internet traffic. (Pi-hole also does this.)
For this application, the trick will be to find a DHCP server that allows you to define the contents of the DNS fields. The key appears to be setting DHCP option 6. I found instructions to do this with Windows Server (DHCP Manager in Administrative Tools). Found a link to a Linux DHCP, but could not find anything about option 6 in the configuration file.
Good Luck!
Thank you! I won't have an update until after the 11th of this month due to shipping delays but I'll post back if I can and I have high hopes this will work.