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R7000 Thru 'admin' interface, can't find a way to change Router's own DNS target. Modem is Bridge
I have my modem in Bridge Mode (transparent, No DHCP, etc.) and feed it to the R7000 (AKA AC1900) router. I want to select a specific DNS such as OpenDNS or others. Using the 'admin' interface, ...
Python2k wrote:
My Modem is a Cisco model provided by (leased from) Comcast, my ISP.
That tells us nothing useful about your modem/router.
As Kitsap says, "bridge mode" is widely abused term. And some devices are not very good at achieving it. Your description of what you did is not convincing.
Python2k wrote:
Today I talked to Support at Netgear and they said that I could not change the router's DNS designation thru admin, but they would do it for me for a mere $100 per change.
Saying it twice doesn't make it any more useful.
Netgear does not post "toll free" numbers – or direct paid-for support – so I wonder if you just fell for one of those web search scams that exist to part people from their money and to wreak havoc on their hardware.
It might help if you explained what you are trying to achieve, and why, rather than your idea of the possible solution.
Did you read the manual for the R7000 and its stuff on OpenDNS?
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Is the Model: A7000|Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter - USB 3.0 listed in your footer involved in this in anyway? Or did you just click the first thing that popped up when you wrote your message?
Thanks, michaelkenward for your alert to me that I probably was having a conversation with a scammer, rather than actually Netgear.
I wasn't trying to convince anybody of anything, other than the Netgear router's model number and the modem brand. I have no idea what you mean by "Saying it twice doesn't make it any more useful.".
If it's important for understanding what Cisco means by "Bridge Mode", my Cisco Modem is DPC2941T, as best I can determine. I thought that giving my modem brand (yes, modem, not modem/router) would allow you to determine what Cisco means by "Bridge Mode". I also thought that my post included the router model. Again, it is Netgear R7000/AC1900, the former of which you mentioned in your response. Sorry if my footer included A7000. I must have selected the A7000 from the list since it has the same description on its box, and I wasn't paying enough attention. (Also, in your question about A7000, you used "anyway" when you meant "any way", if you want to be picky here)
What I am trying to do is use my own local (within my household) DNS server. I want to change the router's LAN side DNS to have the address of this local DNS server which is connected as a router's device. I don't know how to set things up so my local IP address is used, rather than changing the designation of DNS on the WAN side where it might search the world for it's often-used address.
OpenDNS is not really of interest to me. I imagine I could use that by designating it on the WAN side.
Do you really care why? I simply want to have control over my DNS with an easy-to-maintain Blacklist/Blocklist and Whitelist/Allowlist.