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Can't change DNS servers on Netgear C6300
i'm trying to change my DNS Sever to work with my raspberry pi 4 but i keep getting this error "internal fail! fail to make the requested change" why can't i simply change this?! C6300 Firmwar...
Well all FW for Cable ISPs has a hand in wnat NG gives them so ISP may have there own modifications before pushing out to users modems.
One reason why I prefer modem only units then install a external wifi router. More control over what ISPs don't need to have. :smileywink:
> Model: C6300|AC1750 Cable Modem Router Docsis 3.0
C6300[v1] or C6300v2? Look for "Model" on the product label.
> Can't change DNS servers on Netgear C6300
"Can't change DNS servers" to _anything_ else, or only to some device
on your LAN?
Netgear router firmware on multiple models has been reported to be
unwilling to accept a DNS server with a LAN-subnet IP address.
I'm unaware of a work-around.
its the C6300 V1 Because it doesn't say V2
and if thats the cast i guess i wasted $200 on this piece of S***!
Disconnect the COAX cable from the modem. Factory reset the them and setup from scratch. Go in with a PC and web browser and see if you can change the DNS addresses. Sometimes DNS maybe controlled by the ISP and they put restrictions on this. Review the user manual about changing DNS addresses.
ill have to try this on the weekend because i work form home right now.
i really should ask if anyone knows about raspberry pi 4 and pi-hole? because this is my main goal to get this running an working correctly and wish i knew more about networking because this part is killing me.
ill keep in touch on my status too.> i really should ask if anyone knows about raspberry pi 4 and pi-hole?
In some cases, describing the actual problem which you are trying to
solve can be helpful. If I were doing a forum/Web search for relevant
material, for example, I might include "DNS" and "Pi-hole" in the search
terms. ("Raspberry Pi" is not as important as "Pi-hole", and I would
not expect that including "4" in such a search would be helpful.)Answering questions posed here might also be helpful. For example:
> "Can't change DNS servers" to _anything_ else, or only to some device
> on your LAN?If it won't let you make _any_ changes (like, say, to "8.8.8.8"),
then that's a different problem from not accepting a LAN-subnet address."Can't" is not a useful problem description. It does not say what
you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual,
showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.On the bright side, you did include the error message in your first
post.
i try to reset it like you said and no help on that when i went back and try to change the DNS sever i still get the same error "internal fail! fail to make the requested change"
so there so far it stil won't, cannot, nor let me change the DNS sever> On the bright side, you did include the error message in your first
> post.> i already said i get error "internal fail! fail to make the requested
> change"And you're arguing with whom?
> IMG_20200706_192657%20(600x800).jpg
Note that the picture which you attached (twice?) shows a different
error message, and only you know what you put in to cause it.
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