DSL-2750B and OpenDNS
scroteau
Newbie

Verizon tech support is unable to help me change the DNS of my router to use OpenDNS (suprise). I have changed the DNS setting on the LAN page of the Verizon Managment Console for my router and my computers DNS's are all pointing to the router 192.168.1.1. The router has not IPv6 options.

All device on the LAN are still not using the DNSs I setup on the LAN page of the router. Everything has been restarted. DNS caches have been flushed. Web page history beens deleted.

Here is ipconfig /all

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Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Office-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : home
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : {edited for privacy}
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7585:9f8e:4d19:cbc1%8(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.65(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 28, 2014 6:01:54 AM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 04, 2014 6:10:30 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201334112
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-3D-04-94-00-1D-60-B5-1B-54

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : {edited for privacy}
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.home
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : {edited for privacy}
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

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C:\Users\scroteau>nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com. 208.67.220.123
Server:  resolver2-fs.opendns.com
Address:  208.67.220.123

Non-authoritative answer:
which.opendns.com       text =

        "7.nyc"

Any help would be appreciated

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Re: DSL-2750B and OpenDNS
scroteau
Newbie

Anyone know if it is ok to update the firmware on the router with D-Link firmware instead of the verizon firmware.

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Re: DSL-2750B and OpenDNS
scroteau
Newbie

Anyone??? Any ideas welcome.

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Re: DSL-2750B and OpenDNS
dslr595148
Community Leader
Community Leader

#1 While I know what router you have, I point to and quote from http://forums.verizon.com/t5/FiOS-Internet/actiontec-NOT-handing-out-correct-DNS/td-p/739069

a)



Note 192.168.1.1 is the "correct" DNS assuming the actiontec is working correctly.

b)


 All routers that do NAT automatically for dns are handing out the default gateway IP.

#2 As for changing the firmware:

a) No, you can not do that.

b) If you try to, you will brick/break the router. Maybe only the pretty lights will be on, but you will not be able do anything.

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