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DirtyWilly's avatar
DirtyWilly
Star
Aug 20, 2021

R8500 Latest Firmware Version V1.0.2.154 Broke DNS!

Hello, the latest firmware version V1.0.2.154 for the R8500 router appears to have broken DNS!  I have to refresh pages multiple times to get them to load.  Attached is the most common error.  DNS_PR...
CogX's avatar
CogX
Aspirant
Nov 07, 2021

Oh, just asked on a different thread if R8500-V1.0.2.156_1.0.105 had fixed the DNS bug, but I see not.  Unbelievable.

 

  • CaledonKen's avatar
    CaledonKen
    Star
    Dec 13, 2021

    Are any of the posters on this thread having success with version 156 with respect to this error? That is, does v156 fix this DNS issue?

     

     

     

     

    • DirtyWilly's avatar
      DirtyWilly
      Star
      Dec 21, 2021

      V1.0.2.156 (latest as of 12/20/2021) did not resolve the issue.  It addressed many DNS issues, but websites that use certain types of SSO, INCLUDING NETGEAR!!! don't load properly the first time.  The page has to be loaded multiple times and only once loaded and in the cache does it work.  As soon as the cache is cleared it repeats the issue.

      • CaledonKen's avatar
        CaledonKen
        Star
        Dec 21, 2021

        Thanks. 

         

        Well I'll be in the market for an AX router soon. Can't say I'm impressed. Seems there would be a lot of people here willing to help NetGear resolve this. 

         

        Happy Holidays

    • HungHau's avatar
      HungHau
      Initiate
      Dec 23, 2021

      Glad I found this...

       

      Looks like V1.0.2.156 still has the messed up DNS problem.  I been debugging all day and it appears that it is a problem with the router after I did the firmware update.

      Looking to roll back now to V1.0.2.144

    • JFII's avatar
      JFII
      Guide
      Mar 27, 2022

      Allowing the router to dynamically retrieve the IP and DSN seems not to have the issue. When I was having the issue I was manually entering the IP and DNS it wasn't until I limited the DNS to 1 entry did the issue go away (and of course allowing them to be retrieved by the ISP)

      I also reboot the device every week or so. Which bring up my the issue of using the device as a media server. When rebooting the R8500 does not remount the USB chip I have plugged into it. I have to physically remove the chip and plug it back it for it to work.

      • CogX's avatar
        CogX
        Aspirant
        Mar 27, 2022

        So, count me as one who starting having the DNS "probe" errors as soon as I had installed firmware R8500-V1.0.2.154 last summer now.  After a few days, once I realized it wasn't just me, I downgraded back to R8500-V1.0.2.144 and been there since.

        However, it turns out, I do actually get those DNS errors sometimes even with .144, but it's temporary, it shows that error in Chrome for a second or two and then the page I'm trying to get to then does load.  With .154, it wasn't re-loading and it was also happening in Firefox, not just Chrome.

        Now, I do use a different DNS server than my ISP, and I did have both a primary and secondary set, but I just went in and took out the secondary.  We'll see if get that DNS probe error again at some point with .144.

        I guess the question for everyone fighting this Netgear bug, does everyone have manual DNS settings?