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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
7 years ago

DNS settings question for Mark, Corrosive, BirdDog, or whoever else might be able to help...

I use a Netgear router with my HT2000W.  I have the WiFi in the HT2000W disabled, and run everything through my Netgear router, which is, of course, connected to one of the LAN ports on the back of the HT2000W.  

 

My question is this:  I want to use Google's DNS for all of my devices, so do I change the DNS from automatic to Google's in my Netgear router or in the HT2000W?  

 

I've only been using Google's DNS in my desktop, so I had the DNS in my desktop's network adapter set to Google's and both the Netgear router and HT2000W modem set to automatic, but I want to make is so all devices use Google's DNS. 

 

Thanks for the help.  

 

When I originally wrote the title I included Gwalk.  I forgot.  :(  

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  • MarkJFine's avatar
    MarkJFine
    7 years ago

    GabeU

    Yup, pretty much. Automatic will always use whatever the next device forward uses.

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      7 years ago
      infinitytecwrote:
      Maybe put the NetGear one on auto and change the modem.

      That's what I was thinking, but I wasn't quite sure.  

       

      I could just try it either way.  It's not like it's an experiment that would hurt anything.  Well, just my luck...  J/K.  :p  

      • MarkJFine's avatar
        MarkJFine
        Professor
        7 years ago

        Depends on how many devices you want to automatically use it.

        If you want to change everything at once, change it as far forward as possible, i.e., the modem.

        Just remember it affects how the Meter works, since it will now need the IP of the modem gateway (192.168.0.1) to work.