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Re: R7000 firmware update then intermittent "Hmm, we're having trouble finding that site"
Hi again IrvSp
It was during our exchange I was able to get the IPv4 DNS mapped to Google (was something like 10.0.0.1 prior). It looks now like there's no problem connecting to any of the test sites I've tried.
Where I'm located suspect bandwidth is shared amongst the local community so will repeat the bash test during business hours to stress connectivity. Fingers cross that goes well.
Re: R7000 firmware update then intermittent "Hmm, we're having trouble finding that site"
Hi again IrvSp
It was during our exchange I was able to get the IPv4 DNS mapped to Google (was something like 10.0.0.1 prior). It looks now like there's no problem connecting to any of the test sites I've tried.
Where I'm located suspect bandwidth is shared amongst the local community so will repeat the bash test during business hours to stress connectivity. Fingers cross that goes well.
Re: R7000 firmware update then intermittent "Hmm, we're having trouble finding that site"
I'm having the same problem and already had IPv6 disabled. I've tried changing DNS servers and even bypassing the router for DNS. The problem persists. I don't recall having this problem when I first updated the firmware. Now it is happening all the time. Kinda smells of an active exploit.
Model: R7000|Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Router
Re: R7000 firmware update then intermittent "Hmm, we're having trouble finding that site"
Sorry to hear you're having problems even after changing DNS.
I'm happy to report no occurence after disabling IPv6 and chaning all DNS settings to 8.8.8.8 with alternate 8.8.4.4. (Had to do this for both 2.4GHs and 5GHz channels.) Will also advise, for some reason when I keyed in a DNS change it didn't always 'take' as evidenced by' ipconfig /all'. Ended up confirming each change - after that no prob.
Good luck.
Model: R7000|Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Router
Sorry to hear you're having problems even after changing DNS.
I'm happy to report no occurence after disabling IPv6 and chaning all DNS settings to 8.8.8.8 with alternate 8.8.4.4. (Had to do this for both 2.4GHs and 5GHz channels.) Will also advise, for some reason when I keyed in a DNS change it didn't always 'take' as evidenced by' ipconfig /all'. Ended up confirming each change - after that no prob.
Good luck.
Glad you got it working. Just a couple of things. One any IP address starting with 10. is a private address and not available on the Internet so would never work for DNS other then a local server.
I assume when you did the ipconfig /all you had done a ipconfig /release and then a ipconfig /renew. Just doing an ipconfig /all shows current but if changes were made not be reflected unless the client was restarted.
Re: R7000 firmware update then intermittent "Hmm, we're having trouble finding that site"
@myersw, ahh, I took "was something like 10.0.0.1" to mean that his Router took that address, in which case it would have been normal. That is why I asked what his DNS was set to? It isn't clear if he set in the devices network properties or on the router to the Google DNS though?
@myersw, ahh, I took "was something like 10.0.0.1" to mean that his Router took that address, in which case it would have been normal. That is why I asked what his DNS was set to? It isn't clear if he set in the devices network properties or on the router to the Google DNS though?
Just goes to show how two knowledgeable folks can read the same thing and see something different. 😉 I read as DNS was a 10. address. True about not clear. Working for him which is the important thing.
Re: R7000 firmware update then intermittent "Hmm, we're having trouble finding that site"
It looks like my problem is Spectrum related. I've used Google DNS servers for a long time without issue until recently. Switching to OpenDNS, I got the same results. If I use Spectrum DNS, the problem goes away. I guess this is the Internet without net neutrality.
It looks like my problem is Spectrum related. I've used Google DNS servers for a long time without issue until recently. Switching to OpenDNS, I got the same results. If I use Spectrum DNS, the problem goes away. I guess this is the Internet without net neutrality.
You might want to look at this, DNSBENCH. I too have Spectrum and I ran this program. Spectrum's DNS's were indeed the fastest for me. Strange, but Spectrum 'gave' me 3, not the normal two.
Domain Name Server
75.114.81.1 209.18.47.62 75.114.81.2
Oddly enough that 2nd one isn't even CLOSE to me...
From the Spectrum Support page they say they have these, for 2 different areas:
We have several DNS servers in different markets:
Bakersfield, Indiana, Michigan: 209.18.47.61 or 209.18.47.62.
Birmingham and Florida: 75.114.81.1 or 75.114.81.2.
OK, Alabama and Florida, close by. California, Indiana, and Michigan??? I don't think so, and they injected as the first backup the one for those 3?
However, when I ran DNSBENCH, Spectrum was the fastest. The only advantage of using Google's are I think they 'censor' the bad sites out (not sure?).
Re: R7000 firmware update then intermittent "Hmm, we're having trouble finding that site"
I used google DNS servers for a long time, but they started to seem like they were not responding like they had. The dnsbench proved I was right. Right now I am using Cloudflare DNS. Fastest for me in last test and sure easy to remember the IP address, 1.1.1.1 of course the secondary is more challanging, 1.0.0.1.
