Grimm
Regular Contributor
My VPN company NordVpn says I should put their DNS server ip addresses in WAN, in the latest farmwear version of the RTAC86U (386.9 ) the WAN > Internet connection has a nice drop down list showing you all the DNS server providers, they say to use custom, and enter the ip[ addresses there. This is a newish layout to the merlin update
WAN DNS Setting > Assign Select from the list, or use the bottom one for custom.
Then here
This does Not work, I've been stuck on NordVpn DNS servers for years without knowing, no matter what I select in there, I was getting one NordVpn server in Germany. Nord Don't update their setup often, and in this case has got it with older page, which looks like the LAN setup
As soon as I switch to LAN, and manually assign the DNS servers I finally get the Cloud 9 DNS servers I wanted to try. Nord DNS is only 1, if it goes down you cannot connect, cloud 9 has a great polacy in Switzerland...
LAN > DHCP Server > DNS and WINS Server Setting
I guess its not going to hurt leaving the WAN with cloud 9, but making sure LAN is set to make it all work.
My thoughts are, NordVpn may well not keep any logs etc for the VPN, but do they for the DNS look up, which was in Germany, with no privacy, no log rules?
Thought Id post this to see what people are doing in the latest AC86U, Firmware 386.9
Cloud 9, DNS Servers for me, it thinks I'm in Landon because the VPN puts me there.
WAN DNS Setting > Assign Select from the list, or use the bottom one for custom.
Then here
This does Not work, I've been stuck on NordVpn DNS servers for years without knowing, no matter what I select in there, I was getting one NordVpn server in Germany. Nord Don't update their setup often, and in this case has got it with older page, which looks like the LAN setup
As soon as I switch to LAN, and manually assign the DNS servers I finally get the Cloud 9 DNS servers I wanted to try. Nord DNS is only 1, if it goes down you cannot connect, cloud 9 has a great polacy in Switzerland...
LAN > DHCP Server > DNS and WINS Server Setting
I guess its not going to hurt leaving the WAN with cloud 9, but making sure LAN is set to make it all work.
My thoughts are, NordVpn may well not keep any logs etc for the VPN, but do they for the DNS look up, which was in Germany, with no privacy, no log rules?
Thought Id post this to see what people are doing in the latest AC86U, Firmware 386.9
Cloud 9, DNS Servers for me, it thinks I'm in Landon because the VPN puts me there.