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Run my own DHCP server with R8000 router?
ok I am going nuts here! Why does an external/independent DHCP server not work with R8000 on the network? I have disabled the router's DHCP Here is what is behind this "project": I am trying...
ok I resolved this "problem" myself.
In fact it was NOT a problem with the Netgear router in the first place. I found out that the firewall on the machine where I was running a DHCP server was preventing the DHCP server from sending out IP address leases. I added an exception to that computer's firewall and now things are working as I want.
So now, on my home network, DHCP and DNS services are no longer handled by this Netgear router. Lets see if that makes it more stable.
BTW, I went with OpenDNS for now, free version.
PS: It seems to me that the DNS issue may be due to overheating, but I am n ot 100% sure. Saying that because for the past 2 days, I have pointed a fan to this router........and it has not failed! Interesting! Maybe its chips need a heatsink os the heatsink needs new thermal paste (Google it).
ok I resolved this "problem" myself.
In fact it was NOT a problem with the Netgear router in the first place. I found out that the firewall on the machine where I was running a DHCP server was preventing the DHCP server from sending out IP address leases. I added an exception to that computer's firewall and now things are working as I want.
So now, on my home network, DHCP and DNS services are no longer handled by this Netgear router. Lets see if that makes it more stable.
BTW, I went with OpenDNS for now, free version.
PS: It seems to me that the DNS issue may be due to overheating, but I am n ot 100% sure. Saying that because for the past 2 days, I have pointed a fan to this router........and it has not failed! Interesting! Maybe its chips need a heatsink os the heatsink needs new thermal paste (Google it).