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DNS Issues after firmware upgrade
I recently upgraded to the V1.42.84_1.3.42 firmware verison on my router. Since the update I am seeing random DNS timeout errors (the probe errors). In most cases, the time out is replaced within 1-2...
If I enable IPV6, what option should I be using?
Auto Detect?
6 to 4 tunnel or?
CKopp I have reset and flashed to the latest .84 version as well but have not seen these DNS issues yet.
I would also recommend to disable armour and verify once as I don't have armour enabled and don't see these issues.
How do you disable Armour, I see no option for that.
PS. Another friend of mine has started experiencing the dns issue aftter router upgrade. I don't beleive she has Armor installed. I could downgrade, but before I do, I want to know what secuirty fix i would be giving up.
Until then, or until they issue a fix, I am working around it by stting DNS at the individual workstation level.
What happened to Netgear QC? :(
Thru the NH app on the Armor tile there should be a slider button to disable it or an option to disable it.
Best way to ensure it's disabled is to factory reset the router and setup from scratch and don't enabled it after the router is setup.
Yea, there is no option for diabling the Armor App. Clicking on the tile in the web interface does nothing. Clicking on the tile in the Android app just takes me to a Security report type page. Given the problems with getting these routers to download firmware updates that i have experienced, I am loath to do a full factory reset.
I am contemplating trying the IP6 enablment work around, even though I do not want to use that on my LAN side. If I enable it, then it creates an IP6 address on my wan side?
Otherwise, my workaround of specifying dns settings on workstations seems to work ok for now (although I will try to install the next firmware upgrade when relased.
P.S. Friends have reported the same DNS issues with this router, and I have them sucessfully using this work around also.
Also to clarify, I assume that when one does a factory reset, it returns to the orginal base firmware. Is this accurate?
