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Bharath_Bekal
Aug 18, 2021Follower
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN Error
My router DNS is configured to Get Automatically from ISP. From past few weeks i get DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN while trying to browse new pages for first attempt , if i reload the page it opens. I...
- Dec 11, 2021
If you want to put a bandaid on the problem, in Windows, click on the little wifi icon at bottom right, select Network & Internet settings, click on the adapter you are using (likely Wi-Fi), click on change adapter options, right click on Wi-Fi adapter and choose properties, double click Internet Protocol Version 4, change DNS to use the following DNS server and enter 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1. This will fix the issue until NG releases an update. To reverse this change do the same, but select Obtain DNS server address automatically.
*Rolling back firmware is a security risk so please don't advise that and mark the thread solved. That is not an acceptable solution! This is not solved until NetGear releases a firmware upgraded that addresses the issue!
404pagenotfound
Dec 11, 2021Tutor
Netgear release a firmware that stops their "router from routing" b:smileyfrustrated:, and customer are suppose to be ok with that? Its time to look for a replacement router which will not a Netgear brand.
Also I have just confirmed that QOS is running on the router as well even though I have it disabled in the UI.
Gipper4u
Dec 11, 2021Tutor
If you want to put a bandaid on the problem, in Windows, click on the little wifi icon at bottom right, select Network & Internet settings, click on the adapter you are using (likely Wi-Fi), click on change adapter options, right click on Wi-Fi adapter and choose properties, double click Internet Protocol Version 4, change DNS to use the following DNS server and enter 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1. This will fix the issue until NG releases an update. To reverse this change do the same, but select Obtain DNS server address automatically.
*Rolling back firmware is a security risk so please don't advise that and mark the thread solved. That is not an acceptable solution! This is not solved until NetGear releases a firmware upgraded that addresses the issue!
- 404pagenotfoundDec 21, 2021Tutor
I've replace the R8000 with a Archer A73, which I was planning on using as an access point. My home network is running a lot better.
- No more DNS errors
- No more devices randomly dropping wifi
- No more bandwidth throttling even though QOS is off in the UI. Steam, Epic and Ubisoft downloads were all cap out at ~20MBytes. Now they are around 80-100MBytes.
The R8000 is great peice of hardware, unfortunately let down by poor software that even get basic DNS working :(. I migh try and put a custom firmware on the R8000 to see how that performs.