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Updating DNS Server names on my Nighthawk X4S R7800
Greetings, all! First post here, hoping someone can help me. I'm somewhat savvy in networking and PCs, but figure I can always learn something, and figure this is a good place to start. I'm trying...
The configuration of the DNS IP servers applies to the router only. The Netgear consumer routers are pusing out the router LAN IP with the DHCP along wth the IP address and subnet.
More comprehensive routers offer dedicated controls for the DNS servers used by the router, and the DNS servers hand out by the DHCP server. This isn't available on these devices.
If you have configued DNS servers on the DHCP enabled adpater is not Negear's issue.
The combination Windows does make out of the adapter locally manual configured DNS addresses while still being a DHCP client, adding the DHCP supplied DNS IP to the end of the list (what makes sense under some conditions) is a different story, and up to Microsoft.
The configuration of the DNS IP servers applies to the router only. The Netgear consumer routers are pusing out the router LAN IP with the DHCP along wth the IP address and subnet.
More comprehensive routers offer dedicated controls for the DNS servers used by the router, and the DNS servers hand out by the DHCP server. This isn't available on these devices.
If you have configued DNS servers on the DHCP enabled adpater is not Negear's issue.
The combination Windows does make out of the adapter locally manual configured DNS addresses while still being a DHCP client, adding the DHCP supplied DNS IP to the end of the list (what makes sense under some conditions) is a different story, and up to Microsoft.
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to help me understand these distinctions, and why I’m not seeing what I expected to see.