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Setting IPv6 DNS
I'm trying to specify an IPv6 DNS server in the web interface. When I try to enter the address I want to use, it gives me this error: "The Primary DNS Server is not valid; it has to be a global u...
For anyone interested I ended up installing xwrt-vortex (http://xvtx.ru/xwrt/index.htm) which allowed me to set a local ipv6 DNS host and take full advantage of ipv6 DNS filtering for pi-hole (https://pi-hole.net)
Thanks Microchip8 - do you have an alternative firmware you'd recommend? I've used dd-wrt before on Linksys routers, but not sure what plays best with netgear
For anyone interested I ended up installing xwrt-vortex (http://xvtx.ru/xwrt/index.htm) which allowed me to set a local ipv6 DNS host and take full advantage of ipv6 DNS filtering for pi-hole (https://pi-hole.net)
Good. Both XWRT and Tomato are excellent firmwares for the R7000. I used both and stuck with Tomato as it offers some stuff XWRT doesn't yet. Also I had a battery drain problem on XWRT which went away when on Tomato
microchip8 was the battery issue you were seeing related to devices connected to the router?
Yes. It appears only Samsung phones were affected - I have a Galaxy J5. No idea why and no idea if that has been fixed already. I haven't used XWRT in about half an year or more
