Kitz Forum
Broadband Related => FTTC and FTTP Issues => Topic started by: sof006 on April 30, 2020, 05:51:50 PM
-
I use a AmpliFi Instant Router + Mesh point and have forced the Fritz!Box into bridge mode by deleting its username and password in the settings and I am trying to use cloudflare DNS on the AmpliFi but with no such luck. Its defintely configured correctly as i've done this plenty of times before but for some reason when I check who my DNS provider is it keeps coming back with Zens own DNS.
To make sure I wasn't going insane I changed the DNS to Google DNS and it works straight away, does Zen block the use of Cloudflare DNS on their network?
-
To make sure I wasn't going insane I changed the DNS to Google DNS and it works straight away, does Zen block the use of Cloudflare DNS on their network?
No they don't, I was using it for months until I recently moved to full resolution.
I'd question your "bridge mode" though as AFAIK the FritzBox doesn't support bridge mode.
https://en.avm.de/service/fritzbox/fritzbox-5490/knowledge-base/publication/show/3233_Can-the-FRITZ-Box-be-used-as-a-modem-bridge-mode/
I don't know if this applies to the 7530 but I suspect it would.
I do see this guide https://www.edpnet.be/en/support/installation-and-usage/internet/manage-fritz!box/how-do-i-configure-my-fritzbox-in-bridge-mode.html but I'm still sceptical that's foolproof when AVM specifically say they do not support this configuration.
-
Out of interest, would using the ISP DNS servers be the quickest? I'm guessing most of the publicly available DNS servers would have a presence in London, as do Zen? Imagine there's not that much in it though.
-
If you are after speed, either Pi-hole or pfsense resolver will happily cache DNS records ;)
-
No they don't, I was using it for months until I recently moved to full resolution.
I'd question your "bridge mode" though as AFAIK the FritzBox doesn't support bridge mode.
https://en.avm.de/service/fritzbox/fritzbox-5490/knowledge-base/publication/show/3233_Can-the-FRITZ-Box-be-used-as-a-modem-bridge-mode/
I don't know if this applies to the 7530 but I suspect it would.
I do see this guide https://www.edpnet.be/en/support/installation-and-usage/internet/manage-fritz!box/how-do-i-configure-my-fritzbox-in-bridge-mode.html but I'm still sceptical that's foolproof when AVM specifically say they do not support this configuration.
That is the guide I followed, I did try to set the DNS manually inside the Fritz Box before going down the router of following that tutorial to do a "bridge mode" to the AmpliFi but I still had the same issue, the router is claiming to be using 1.1.1.1/1.0.0.1 and passing all diagnostics saying everything is fine but when I run nslookup in CMD it comes back with Zen DNS servers wheras if I use Google DNS it shows that I am using Google DNS.
I am confused :hmm:
If you are after speed, either Pi-hole or pfsense resolver will happily cache DNS records ;)
I actually have a Raspberry Pi, its tempting but I have a Unifi Dream Machine on the way and want to utilise some of its functionality.
-
Did anyone ever figure this out? I am on Zen and trying to use custom DNS on my Asus Router and although the Asus router shows the correct WAN DNS settings everytime it connects to Zen it just gets forced on Zen DNS servers
-
Are you using IPv6? It could be you overrode the IPv4 DNS but its defaulting to IPv6?