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RS700S new v1.0.11.6 DNS issue
After upgrading to version 1.0.11.6, my RS700S ignore my local AdGuard Home DNS response for blocking Ads. However, reverting to version 1.0.10.8 restored the functionality of my local AdGuard Ho...
I discovered that I had set the custom DNS address to an invalid destination. Additionally, AdGuard Home is shut down, and the RS700S can still query for the DNS query.
Thanks for keeping on this topic. (and also for the link to DNS Leak - how fun!)
If I read this statement correctly:
- The RS700 is set to Custom DNS, but by accident the IPs defined are invalid and do not point to any DNS server. Thus, it is a mystery what the RS700 will do when attempting to resolve DNS queries.
(If it were me, I would always respond "not found", but who knows. Maybe Netgear decided to default to the ISP???) - The AdGuard Home is currently off-line, and thus not available.
- Yet... it appears that the RS700 is resolving DNS queries (even when that appears impossible) ?
p.s. a link to version 1.0.11.6 just appeared in the Knowledgebase within the past 24 hours. Might be a good idea to download another copy.
It is a fun time to enjoy when study in the debugging process.
You read correctly.
Also, the invalid IPs are defined intentionally for the test case.
I just do some think-out-of-the-box way.
No luck, give up and go outdoor for the weekend.
p.s. I have never access to the beta firmware.
While I am willing to try beta firmware and take responsibility for myself, it is hard to get news update for the beta/release version of firmware.
Hence, I just download the latest release when my webpage monitoring tool detect RS700S firmware page have changes and notify me.
So which FW version are you currently using?
This version was in beta. Now seems to be released.
I have sent you my 4th time test result in private message. Thank you.
