https://www.snbforums.com/threads/gt-ac5300-not-using-2nd-dns-define-in-settings.47079/
Hello folks. As with the post I made last month (see above link), I'm having the same problem with OpenVPN client (FusionVPN) and NordVPN on yet the latest firmware. Same issues as before, what ever has changed from 3.0.0.4_384_20648 to 3.0.0.4.384.21045 ... and now 3.0.0.4.384_21140 is causing this. With VPN connection, I cannot visit Amazon . com or it loads very very very slowly. I've been told by NordVPN that Amazon has blacklisted NordVPN and that's why the issue. Long story short, I've found that if I use my own local DNS or non NordVPN DNS, Amazon . com loads fine.
Again, I'm using two local DNS servers with the latest version of pi-hole. My router's LAN DHCP is configured to use local.dns1 as main DNS and of course, the router is the secondary DNS. The router itself is configured to use local.dns1 and local.dns2. For what ever reason, all clients do not seem to be using my local DNS as configured when running any firmware past 3.0.0.4_384_20648. I had hoped that with the latest firmware, this issue may had been resolved. Guess not.
I have both local DNS powered down and yet my local clients can still resolve dns addresses; the internet still works. Using ipleak . net and dnsleaktest . com, it states that my DNS servers are: 103.86.96.100 & 103.86.99.100
How can that be if I have configured my DNS to local.dns1/dns2 and they are using cloudflare (1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1)? I did not specify those DNS servers to be used. Using whois lookup, those severs belong to NordVPN. It's because of this that Amazon is loading slowly. Anyone out there using NordVPN with GT-AC5300 and having this issue? If I disable my VPN connection or used 3.0.0.4_384_20648 w/VPN, everything works again.
My router was set to factory after the upgrade and manually reconfigured just in case anyone was wondering.
Any help, please.
Hello folks. As with the post I made last month (see above link), I'm having the same problem with OpenVPN client (FusionVPN) and NordVPN on yet the latest firmware. Same issues as before, what ever has changed from 3.0.0.4_384_20648 to 3.0.0.4.384.21045 ... and now 3.0.0.4.384_21140 is causing this. With VPN connection, I cannot visit Amazon . com or it loads very very very slowly. I've been told by NordVPN that Amazon has blacklisted NordVPN and that's why the issue. Long story short, I've found that if I use my own local DNS or non NordVPN DNS, Amazon . com loads fine.
Again, I'm using two local DNS servers with the latest version of pi-hole. My router's LAN DHCP is configured to use local.dns1 as main DNS and of course, the router is the secondary DNS. The router itself is configured to use local.dns1 and local.dns2. For what ever reason, all clients do not seem to be using my local DNS as configured when running any firmware past 3.0.0.4_384_20648. I had hoped that with the latest firmware, this issue may had been resolved. Guess not.
I have both local DNS powered down and yet my local clients can still resolve dns addresses; the internet still works. Using ipleak . net and dnsleaktest . com, it states that my DNS servers are: 103.86.96.100 & 103.86.99.100
How can that be if I have configured my DNS to local.dns1/dns2 and they are using cloudflare (1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1)? I did not specify those DNS servers to be used. Using whois lookup, those severs belong to NordVPN. It's because of this that Amazon is loading slowly. Anyone out there using NordVPN with GT-AC5300 and having this issue? If I disable my VPN connection or used 3.0.0.4_384_20648 w/VPN, everything works again.
My router was set to factory after the upgrade and manually reconfigured just in case anyone was wondering.
Any help, please.
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