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RAXE300 DNS failover failure — secondary DNS unreachable when primary fails
Product: NETGEAR Nighthawk RAXE300 (AXE7800) Firmware: V1.0.9.82_1 IPv6: Disabled Date tested: 11 October 2026 Hi all, I'm using a local dns as my primary and a remote (confirmed working) ...
I also got ai to have a look and it said:
The firmware generates strict-order settings for dnsmasq 2.85. Its code waits for the client to retry before trying the secondary DNS server. Each fresh query starts with the Pi again, explaining the repeated delays when it’s unavailable.