DNS servers and dnsmasq question

[Dent]

I have this line: server=/pandora.com/107.170.15.247
in my dnsmasq.conf.add file stored in /jffs/configs/ directory and it works like it is supposed to, that is, only pandora.com uses the above mentioned DNS server and everything else uses my ISP's DNS servers. Now if I don't want to use my ISP's DNS servers but instead wish to use Google's (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4), why is it that when I enter Google's DNS servers into the relevant section in the Merlin GUI, the pandora.com site no longer works, i.e. the 107.170.15.247 DNS server is not being used. What am I doing wrong?

 

[martinr]

I don’t know that you’re doing anything wrong: it may well be that how it works? But can you not achieve what you want using DNS Filtering (in the AIProtection section)?

 

[Jack Yaz]

When you say relevant sections, are you referring to WAN -> DNS or LAN -> DHCP -> DNS?

The WAN settings are the ones you need to change.

 

[Martineau]

I have this line: server=/pandora.com/107.170.15.247
in my dnsmasq.conf.add file stored in /jffs/configs/ directory and it works like it is supposed to, that is, only pandora.com uses the above mentioned DNS server and everything else uses my ISP's DNS servers. Now if I don't want to use my ISP's DNS servers but instead wish to use Google's (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4), why is it that when I enter Google's DNS servers into the relevant section in the Merlin GUI, the pandora.com site no longer works, i.e. the 107.170.15.247 DNS server is not being used. What am I doing wrong?

I use the following in dnsmasq.conf.add

server=/pandora.com/64.145.73.5

and the dnsmasq.log shows:

Aug 15 09:06:44 dnsmasq[25808]: query[A] www.pandora.com from 10.88.8.111
Aug 15 09:06:44 dnsmasq[25808]: forwarded www.pandora.com to 64.145.73.5
Aug 15 09:06:44 dnsmasq[25808]: query[A] www.pandora.com from 10.88.8.111
Aug 15 09:06:44 dnsmasq[25808]: forwarded www.pandora.com to 64.145.73.5
Aug 15 09:06:45 dnsmasq[25808]: reply www.pandora.com is 67.138.110.237

with the WAN DNS set to

Perhaps it's a temporary DNS issue with that specific 107.170.15.247 DNS server?

 

[Martineau]

I don’t know that you’re doing anything wrong: it may well be that how it works

But can you not achieve what you want using DNS Filtering (in the AIProtection section)?

No.

DNSFilter redirects a nominated LAN device (rather than a target domain as desired by the OP) to a specified DNS server.

 

[Dent]

When you say relevant sections, are you referring to WAN -> DNS or LAN -> DHCP -> DNS?

The WAN settings are the ones you need to change.

Thank you Jack Yaz and Martineau. I had changed the DNS settings in the LAN section instead of the WAN section. Everything works perfectly now!

 

[agilani]

why not hard code the dns in the devices that need pointed to pandora so you don't have to mess with everything else?

 

[Dent]

why not hard code the dns in the devices that need pointed to pandora so you don't have to mess with everything else?

My desktop computer and my laptop is what I use pandora with occasionally. Did not what to use that other DNS for everything else I do with those two computers.