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Feature request: DNS privacy
While it's great that we can designate our own DNS servers on the routers, instead of just using the ones provided by our ISPs, it would be even better if you could integrate DNS-over-TLS and/or DNS-over-HTTPS into the firmware. This would allow us to query DNS servers (e.g., Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 or Google's 8.8.8.8) without our ISPs being able to monitor our requests, giving us confidentiality from our ISPs and anyone along the path between our LAN and the DNS server; without our requests being able to be changed, ensuring integrity in the replies; and without having to run a separate service or piece of hardware on our networks for this purpose, increasing availability, at least from a certain perspective, as not everyone has the resources or ability to run their own local DNS server capable of using one of these two standards.
Orbi add dynamic DNS support for Google Domains
I upgraded from another router that had the option to use Google Domains as my dynamic DNS provider. Since the Orbi only has Netgear, Dyn, and No-IP i will need to run an updater on my computer. I twould be a nice feature to add to the platform in the future. https://support.google.com/domains/answer/6147083?hl=enPi-Hole as an app/plugin for Netgear Orbi
I think it would be pretty awesome if Netgear made their Network devices like the Netgear Orbi support the free software called Pi-Hole via an app/plugin support feature on the device itself. For those that dont know Pi-Hole is a FREE network wide ad blocker that you install on a Raspberry Pi and then after its installed on Raspberry Pi you connect the Raspberry Pi to your router and setup the Raspberry Pi as the DNS server. I would love to see Netgear make Pi-Hole compatible with their devices without having to buy a Raspberry Pi, maybe add it as a plugin or addon that you can install on Netgear devices? This is the link where you can learn more about Pi-Hole Link: https://pi-hole.net/DHCP Configuration / DNS Configuration
R7900 - Requesting additional DNS configuration within Router Setup Configuration. I only see one place to set the DNS and I believe there needs to be two. One for what DNS server(s) the router itself should use and a second entry for setting what DNS server(s) the clients should use. Without being able to set this, the DHCP settings provided by the router specify the router address as the DNS server. Why does this matter? If you are using tools like Pi-Hole all traffic is shown to come from the router. This does not allow you to identify which host is making DNS requests. You can manually update the DNS server(s) the clients are using, but this should be a configuration setting within the router configuration. https://community.netgear.com/t5/General-WiFi-Routers/R7900-DNS-Configuration/m-p/1648068#M71208Dynamic DNS Support for Nighthawk M2 MR2100 Router
By not providing dynamic DNS support, which is a standard feature for ALL other routers/brands these days, you are greatly reducing your target audience and market share this device will appeal to. I'd like to submit feature request to your engineering/product management to add dynamic DNS support to Nighthawk M2 MR2100. A lot of people would love to use this device as a stationary, not mobile, home router and the fact it supports battery-less mode proves that Netgear supports that use case as well. However, ALL modern routers support dynamic DNS, because being able to connect to your home network remotely is an essential requirement for any router, which is meant to serve as the main gateway to your household. Also, Nighthawk M2 is not on the dropdown list of devices for this forum, for which users can submit ideas - please add it.DNS over TLS, DNS encryption
In the Advanced settings, it would be a step forward to have DNS over TLS (DNS encryption) as an option. DNS over TLS (DoT) has become a standard over the last couple of years as the means to prevent ISPs and others from snooping into the DNS queries being made by an end user. The open source software for DoT is called "Stubby" and it plays nice with Dnsmasq, so it can be "added on" without any structural changes in the Netgear firmware itself. Adding this would be a competitive advantage for Netgear. For more information, look at implementations in AsusWRT Merlin, Tomato or OpenWRT distributions. Also see https://dnsprivacy.org/wiki/display/DP/DNS+Privacy+Daemon+-+Stubby for more information.