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Laurent78
Oct 05, 2021Aspirant
Setting up DNS when IP is provided by ISP
My ISP do not let me the option to get a static IP adress so I have to select "IP provided by ISP" in internet V4 configuration. The issue on my RAX10 is that I cannot choose my DNS and am forced to ...
FURRYe38
Oct 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Is Armor or Smart Parental Controls enabled on the router?
- Laurent78Oct 06, 2021AspirantYes they are.
But if the IP adress were static, I would be able to set the DNS, so I do not see how it is related.- FURRYe38Oct 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Amor and Circle use there own DNS services so they will prevent any custom DNS changed being used on the router. So if you want to use custome DNS on the router, these two features need to be fully disabled.
Laurent78 wrote:
Yes they are.
But if the IP adress were static, I would be able to set the DNS, so I do not see how it is related.- Laurent78Oct 06, 2021AspirantI don’t think it is a true statement for Smart Parental Control because when I look at the DNS ipv4 in the Internet setting of the nighthawk app I see my ISP dns for ipv4. I can change the ipv6 DNS though on the router webpage.