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AlexBzzBR
May 14, 2021Follower
DNS settings for GUEST networks
I have 3 wireless networks ( A - 2.4Ghz, B - 5Ghz and GUEST 2.4Ghz) enable On the WAN setup, the primary and secondary DNS' are pointing to 2 internal addresess ( 192.168.1.5/6) I have DNS serve...
antinode
May 14, 2021Guru
> 3. I have DNS servers on my internal network ( pihole )
> 5. [...] GUEST network [...] NOT allow the acess [...]
> [...] GUEST network CAN'T access the DNS servers [...]
I suspect that no one writing the firmware considered this situation.
(At least not enough to deal with it.)
> Is there any way to setup the R7500 to use a diferent DHCP and DNS
> address that are specific for the GUESTnetwork ?
So far as I've seen, Netgear consumer-grade routers offer no
user-configuration options for their DHCP servers (other than pool range
and Address Reservation).
> If not , how can I allow the GUEST network access only the 2 DNS
> servers addresses on the internal network ?
"Allow guests to see each other and access my local network" seems to
be binary, too.
If you're running a Pi-hole for DNS, then I'd guess that you could
also run your own DHCP server, which might let you customize the DNS
server settings provided to particular clients, but I see no way to get
around the "access my local network" prohibition for "guests". At least
not with the Netgear firmware. You might have a better chance with
third-party firmware, if any exists for your model.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home
I wouldn't hold my breath.