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Securifi Products => Almond+ => Topic started by: tastewar1 on August 24, 2014, 07:39:59 pm

Title: How to configure alternative DNS
Post by: tastewar1 on August 24, 2014, 07:39:59 pm
I believe I have done this correctly. Via the web UI, I go to Network, and under LAN Settings, I've filled in the Use custom DNS servers field with 2 IP addresses from OpenDNS.

From a client's perspective, I'm getting the Router's IP address (10.10.10.254), which might be fine, but then it doesn't appear as though the A+ is using the OpenDNS addresses because when I type in a nonsense domain name, I am still getting Verizon's dumb searchassist service, which I do not want. When I go into advanced, and look at the interface config page for the WAN interface, on the Advanced tab it shows to ignore the advertised DNS, and use the custom 2 addresses I supplied.

Is there more I need to do??
Title: Re: How to configure alternative DNS
Post by: strangely on August 24, 2014, 11:23:06 pm
I had to do it through the openWRT interface.
Title: Re: How to configure alternative DNS
Post by: activ on August 27, 2014, 01:56:53 am
Did you get this sorted?
For me it seems to be falling back the the DNS provided by my ISP at random moments, then I fiddle with it and it works again but later it seems to forget again.
Title: Re: How to configure alternative DNS
Post by: strangely on August 27, 2014, 02:04:33 am
Yep mine also does the same (had it happen about 4 times) and I have to reboot, or go back in and reconfigure it. It annoys my wife no end since we use unodns to get British TV in the USA. It usually happens whilst I'm on travel... I haven't told her that I could VPN in and fix it though :)
Title: Re: How to configure alternative DNS
Post by: jjoepaulines on August 27, 2014, 07:42:27 am
In openwrt ui ,

         Network -- interfaces - lan - DHCP server - advance settings -- DHCP-Options

Add 6,dnsserverip1,dnsserverip2 and hit save

Note :

Ref : http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/bootp/options.htm

option code 6 is for force dns server ip
Title: Re: How to configure alternative DNS
Post by: jake on August 27, 2014, 01:28:37 pm
See this: http://forum.securifi.com/index.php/topic,1203.msg4480.html#msg4480 (http://forum.securifi.com/index.php/topic,1203.msg4480.html#msg4480)
Title: Re: How to configure alternative DNS
Post by: activ on August 29, 2014, 01:50:03 am
Thanks for the link, have configured like that and it seems good sofar.