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PoppinJ

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Im trying to use google dns with the latest version of AsusWrt Merlin. Ive enabled the DNS based filtering, and set the global fiter to router, and input 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Whenever I got to https://www.dnsleaktest.com/ it is still showing up as my ISPs dns servers. The computers dns is set to 192.168.1.1 so i know its going through the router. Not sure what else to check.
 
Are the WAN setting
"Connect to DNS Server automatically" = No
"DNS Server1" = 8.8.8.8
"DNS Server2" = 8.8.4.4​
still there after reboot of the router?
 
I have the same issue! Recently, I noticed that my DNS queries being proxied elsewhere by my ISP (Optimum).

For example, using dnsleaktest, I can see that queries being redirected to:
178.255.84.37 no-dns-yet.ccanet.co.uk CCANET Limited United Kingdom
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178.255.84.35 no-dns-yet.ccanet.co.uk CCANET Limited United Kingdom
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178.255.84.36 t8sgom.comodogroup.com CCANET Limited United Kingdom
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178.255.84.34 no-dns-yet.ccanet.co.uk CCANET Limited United Kingdom
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This is not expected and produces less than optimal results for my attempts to check DNSBL's on connections to my mail server - see all 92.242.144.50 responses:

2017-04-23T10:51:47-04:00 nas01 postfix/postscreen[18411]: CONNECT from [71.43.237.170]:49081 to [192.168.2.200]:25

2017-04-23T10:51:48-04:00 nas01 postfix/dnsblog[18956]: addr 71.43.237.170 listed by domain bl.spamcop.net as 92.242.144.50

2017-04-23T10:51:48-04:00 nas01 postfix/dnsblog[19079]: addr 71.43.237.170 listed by domain truncate.gbudb.net as 92.242.144.50

2017-04-23T10:51:48-04:00 nas01 postfix/dnsblog[19081]: addr 71.43.237.170 listed by domain all.usa.bl.blocklist.de as 127.0.0.9

2017-04-23T10:51:48-04:00 nas01 postfix/dnsblog[18960]: addr 71.43.237.170 listed by domain dnsrbl.org as 92.242.144.50

2017-04-23T10:51:48-04:00 nas01 postfix/dnsblog[18959]: addr 71.43.237.170 listed by domain all.rbl.webiron.net as 127.0.0.2

2017-04-23T10:51:48-04:00 nas01 postfix/dnsblog[18955]: addr 71.43.237.170 listed by domain zen.spamhaus.org as 127.0.0.4

2017-04-23T10:51:48-04:00 nas01 postfix/dnsblog[18957]: addr 71.43.237.170 listed by domain bl.blocklist.de as 127.0.0.9

2017-04-23T10:51:48-04:00 nas01 postfix/dnsblog[19079]: addr 71.43.237.170 listed by domain hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com as 92.242.144.50

2017-04-23T10:51:53-04:00 nas01 postfix/postscreen[18411]: DNSBL rank 9 for [71.43.237.170]:49081

2017-04-23T10:51:54-04:00 nas01 postfix/postscreen[18411]: DISCONNECT [71.43.237.170]:49081
 

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