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SteelerNights's avatar
SteelerNights
Guide
Aug 21, 2026

BE 17000 router, using custom DNS but Nighthawk adds 1.1.1.1?

I'm trying to set up custom DNS servers to add protection (opendns) but night hawk keeps adding 1.1.1.1 as a third server,  which seems to be circumventing the whole privacy setup.    Why is nighth...
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FURRYe38's avatar
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 21, 2026

NG is aware of the issue. Hopefully will be fixed in next FW update.