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jmartin6's avatar
Mar 11, 2020
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How can I change DNS settings

I have a Netgear Router Model C3700 and I would like to know how to change the DNS settings. I crrently have a DNS service on line and as such i am unable to use the web browser with an IP address to gain access to the router. Additionally, When I open NetGear Genie under the INTERNET SETTING I am unable to view the DNS settings. So I need some assitance to gain access to the these settings. Hopefully, someone can assist me with this chore. Thanks, JM

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  • > [...] I would like to know how to change the DNS settings. [...]

     

       As usual, you might get better advice if you described the actual
    problem which you are trying to solve, rather than asking how to
    implement some particular "solution" ("change the DNS settings") which
    may have little or nothing to do with your actual problem.

     

    > [...] I crrently have a DNS service on line [...]

     

       I don't know what that means to you.

     

    > [...] and as such i am unable to use the web browser with an IP
    > address to gain access to the router.

     

       "unable" 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.


       DNS translates a name (like "google.com" or "routerlogin.net") to an
    IP address.  If you _start_ "with an IP address", then it's not clear to
    me why you'd need DNS.  Or, hence, why any change in your DNS
    configuration would matter.


    > [...] When I open NetGear Genie under the INTERNET SETTING I am unable
    > to view the DNS settings.

     

       "unable" again.  Which "NetGear Genie"?  Ever helpful, Netgear uses
    the name "Genie" for more than one thing.  Netgear routers have a
    web-browser interface called "Genie", and Netgear offers application
    programs for various computers/tablets/phones, which are also called
    "Genie".

     

       Often useful: Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model
    number, and look for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Read.