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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...
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!
SnooSnoo wrote:
NG Support? :smileylol:
Thanks for trying to help but your comment is laughable.
LOL.
Looking back at your messages on this community, I can see no sign that you have sought help to fix your problems.
Would you like to give it a whirl?
If so, best not to hitch a ride on the end of a continuing discussion. Start a new conversation and take it from there.
This thread is now near on two months old and going nowhere.
Michael, i have no choice to wait until a new firmware version is released. I live in a pretty large house and my ISP's routers wireless signal strength and processing power is crap. Also i'm not going to use custom firmware from advanced tomato either as i'm skeptical about the security of it's firmware.
I might try and reflash the router with the lastest version this weekend to see if it resolves my issues.
Would be more helpful too to know what exact router model your having problems with. Something to start a new thread and give more details.
Good Luck though.
SnooSnoo wrote:
Michael, i have no choice to wait until a new firmware version is released. I live in a pretty large house and my ISP's routers wireless signal strength and processing power is crap. Also i'm not going to use custom firmware from advanced tomato either as i'm skeptical about the security of it's firmware.
I might try and reflash the router with the lastest version this weekend to see if it resolves my issues.
SnooSnoo wrote:
Also i'm not going to use custom firmware from advanced tomato either as i'm skeptical about the security of it's firmware.
Good thinking. You should not need to do that. But "security" is one of those scary words that often means nothing much. Many security issues are theoretical attacks dreamed up in academic labs. They never make it into the real world.
SnooSnoo wrote:
I might try and reflash the router with the lastest version this weekend to see if it resolves my issues.
Not sure that "the latest version" is going to fix things. Many people fix the bug you see by reverting to older firmware.
I see no sign that you have sought help with the issue that you described earlier.
V1.4.1.66 - This firmware version causes a guest network to activate called "Netgear 5G - Guest" which is unconfigurable in the router and allows anyone in the local area to connect and compromise your home security. Even after configuring all guest networks and applying passwords it still broadcasts and allows anyone to connect.
Start a new conversation and see where that takes you.
