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ls2chevyastro
Aspirant
Sep 05, 2021

R6900v2 DNS Not Working

I'm running a pihole on my server and when I change the DNS in the router it says it's been changed to 192.169.1.243 but all my network devices show the DNS as 192.168.1.1. I've tried rebooting every...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 06, 2021
ls2chevyastro wrote:

....all my network devices show the DNS as 192.168.1.1.

That's your router's IP address.

 

ls2chevyastro wrote:

I'm running a pihole on my server and ....

 

There's a steady flow of traffic here from pihole users. You might find something helpful with a local search.

 

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ls2chevyastro's avatar
ls2chevyastro
Aspirant
Sep 06, 2021

That's where you are wrong, the dns should show my dns server not the routers ip

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    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Sep 06, 2021
    ls2chevyastro wrote:

    That's where you are wrong, the dns should show my dns server not the routers ip

    Not really. Indeed, not wrong at all.

     

    I described what your screenshot does show. That is the router's IP address unless you have changed it.

     

    What it should show, and why it does not show it, is another matter that I carefully avoided. Which is why I suggested places where you could look.

     

    It isn't Netgear's job to tell you how to configure your system for PiHole.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    • ls2chevyastro's avatar
      ls2chevyastro
      Aspirant
      Sep 06, 2021

      I don't need help with my pihole, its been config for the last 4 years, I switch to this router and the router won't change to the DNS I set it to. maybe you should actually read a post instead of doing your copy and paste you do on everyones post that has the word pihole in it. The router isn't forwarding the dns request to the ip I set it to.

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        Sep 06, 2021

        The computer (from the 1 screenshot) is getting the DNS from the router when you're using pihole. But the router is getting its dns from the pihole and not the isp. 

        So its setup correctly, its just being viewed a little wrong. 

        If you're wanting to individually program each device to get the DNS from the pihole, you program it in each device.

        Otherwise leave each device running with the router supplying the DNS. So when the request hits the router, the router sends it to the pihole. 

        I have a similar setup with router/pihole and mine shows the same. I can track my pihole blocking stats as well.

        I'm also using ipv6 and pointed my IPv6 internet settings at the piholes ipv6 address. 

         

        What issue is it causing? Some details on what issue you're having might help