Open DNS - Google Fiber - Netgear R7000

dcook3712 · ‎11-11-2017

OK. My goal is to get FamilyShield DNS numbers or OPEN DNS numbers working at my home for filtering reasons for my family. I tried setting up the DNS numbers in the Google Fiber Network Box (GFNB) and could not get them to take even though there is Custom settings for DNS. Sounds like from reading around because of IPV6/IPV4 issues it doesn't work. According to the OPEN DNS instructions for Google FIber I need to setup a router downstream. I have a Netgear R7000 router so I thought I would give it a try (I'm computer saavy but not a full time IT guy). I followed the instructions on Google's page (hooked up Ethernet line from LAN port to WAN port of R7000, turned off WiFi on GFNB, and set r7000 to Access Point AP mode) The internet, Wifi and wired, seems to be working fine out of the r7000 now. Nevertheless I can't figure out how to get the DNS numbers for OPEN DNS going. They don't seem to work when put in the GFNB and the R7000 Internet tab is greyed out in setting. I can't see any place in the r7000 settings to put the OPEN DNS numbers when the router is in AP mode. Can someone help me set this up? I set up AP mode instead of bridge mode. Should I be in bridge mode? Do I need to do a port forward - not sure how that works? set the R7000 to router mode? Other ideas? I would really like to get this setup correctly.

rotblitz · ‎11-11-2017

"I can't see any place in the r7000 settings to put the OPEN DNS numbers when the router is in AP mode."

Did you visit the Netgear community to find similar issues with the R7000? The OpenDNS forum is not really the place to discuss Netgear router problems.

To analyse your current situation it would be useful to see the complete plain text output of these diagnostic commands:

nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com. 208.67.220.220
nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com.
nslookup whoami.akamai.net.
netsh interface ipv4 show config
netsh interface ipv6 show dns

dcook3712 · ‎11-11-2017

OK. I did go to the Netgear website and they recommended I go from access point (AP) mode back to router mode. Which I did. They say I may double NAT but as I'm not a gamer, they didn't feel it would be a big deal. I didn't know that the Netgear routers have OPEN DNS built in. So I used it and set it up. I think I'm good to go. After I did all that, I ran the test you asked, results below. Can you help me understand what these results mean? Thanks a ton.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]

C:\Users\cookd>nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com. 208.67.220.220
Server: resolver2.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.220.220

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

"server m33.pao"
debug.opendns.com text =

"device 00000DA1F30AA7F6"
debug.opendns.com text =

"flags 422 0 8010 39400007E00400014C3"
debug.opendns.com text =

"originid 114504914"
debug.opendns.com text =

"actype 1"
debug.opendns.com text =

"bundle 114504914"
debug.opendns.com text =

"source 136.60.198.70:33984"

C:\Users\cookd>slookup -type=txt which.opendns.com.
'slookup' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\cookd>nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com
1.0.0.10.in-addr.arpa
        primary name server = localhost
        responsible mail addr = nobody.invalid
        serial = 1
        refresh = 600 (10 mins)
        retry   = 1200 (20 mins)
        expire = 604800 (7 days)
        default TTL = 10800 (3 hours)
Server: UnKnown
Address: 10.0.0.1

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

"m33.pao"

C:\Users\cookd>nslookup whoami.akamai.net.
1.0.0.10.in-addr.arpa
        primary name server = localhost
        responsible mail addr = nobody.invalid
        serial = 1
        refresh = 600 (10 mins)
        retry   = 1200 (20 mins)
        expire = 604800 (7 days)
        default TTL = 10800 (3 hours)
Server: UnKnown
Address: 10.0.0.1

*** No internal type for both IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses (A+AAAA) records available for whoami.akamai.net.

C:\Users\cookd>netsh interface ipv4 show config

Configuration for interface "Ethernet"
    DHCP enabled:                         Yes
    IP Address:                           10.0.0.4
    Subnet Prefix:                        10.0.0.0/24 (mask 255.255.255.0)
    Default Gateway:                      10.0.0.1
    Gateway Metric:                       0
    InterfaceMetric:                      25
    DNS servers configured through DHCP: 10.0.0.1
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only
    WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Wi-Fi"
    DHCP enabled:                         Yes
    InterfaceMetric:                      25
    DNS servers configured through DHCP: 192.168.1.1
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only
    WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection* 2"
    DHCP enabled:                         Yes
    InterfaceMetric:                      25
    DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only
    WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Bluetooth Network Connection"
    DHCP enabled:                         Yes
    InterfaceMetric:                      65
    DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only
    WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1"
    DHCP enabled:                         No
    IP Address:                           127.0.0.1
    Subnet Prefix:                        127.0.0.0/8 (mask 255.0.0.0)
    InterfaceMetric:                      75
    Statically Configured DNS Servers:    None
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only
    Statically Configured WINS Servers:   None

C:\Users\cookd>netsh interface ipv6 show dns

Configuration for interface "Ethernet"
DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only

Configuration for interface "Wi-Fi"
DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only

Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection* 2"
    DNS servers configured through DHCP: fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                          fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                          fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only

Configuration for interface "Bluetooth Network Connection"
    DNS servers configured through DHCP: fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                          fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                          fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only

Configuration for interface "Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1"
    Statically Configured DNS Servers:    fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                          fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                          fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
    Register with which suffix:           Primary only

Configuration for interface "Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface"
Statically Configured DNS Servers: None
Register with which suffix: None

C:\Users\cookd>

rotblitz · ‎11-12-2017

You have LPC enabled, but your IP address 136.60.198.70 is also registered with an OpenDNS Home network. LPC and OpenDNS Home are incompatible, and you can use only one service at any time.

Delete the network at https://dashboard.opendns.com/settings/
Your LPC dashboard is only at https://netgear.opendns.com/

dcook3712 · ‎11-12-2017

Thanks kindly. I deleted the network and kept the LPC. I ran the cmd tests againm results below. Please let me know if anything looks wrong. Thank again.

C:\Users\ld0245>nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com. 208.67.220.220
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
Server: UnKnown
Address: 208.67.220.220

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to UnKnown timed-out

C:\Users\ld0245>nslookup -type=txt which.opendns.com.
1.0.0.10.in-addr.arpa
primary name server = localhost
responsible mail addr = nobody.invalid
serial = 1
refresh = 600 (10 mins)
retry = 1200 (20 mins)
expire = 604800 (7 days)
default TTL = 10800 (3 hours)
Server: UnKnown
Address: 10.0.0.1

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

"m33.pao"

C:\Users\ld0245>nslookup whoami.akamai.net.
1.0.0.10.in-addr.arpa
primary name server = localhost
responsible mail addr = nobody.invalid
serial = 1
refresh = 600 (10 mins)
retry = 1200 (20 mins)
expire = 604800 (7 days)
default TTL = 10800 (3 hours)
Server: UnKnown
Address: 10.0.0.1

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: whoami.akamai.net
Address: 208.67.219.60

C:\Users\ld0245>netsh interface ipv4 show config

Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection* 2"
DHCP enabled: Yes
InterfaceMetric: 25
DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only
WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Wi-Fi"
DHCP enabled: Yes
IP Address: 10.0.0.10
Subnet Prefix: 10.0.0.0/24 (mask 255.255.255.0)
Default Gateway: 10.0.0.1
Gateway Metric: 0
InterfaceMetric: 40
DNS servers configured through DHCP: 10.0.0.1
Register with which suffix: Primary only
WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Bluetooth Network Connection"
DHCP enabled: Yes
InterfaceMetric: 65
DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only
WINS servers configured through DHCP: None

Configuration for interface "Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1"
DHCP enabled: No
IP Address: 127.0.0.1
Subnet Prefix: 127.0.0.0/8 (mask 255.0.0.0)
InterfaceMetric: 75
Statically Configured DNS Servers: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only
Statically Configured WINS Servers: None

C:\Users\ld0245>netsh interface ipv6 show dns

Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection* 2"
DNS servers configured through DHCP: fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Register with which suffix: Primary only

Configuration for interface "Wi-Fi"
DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only

Configuration for interface "Bluetooth Network Connection"
DNS servers configured through DHCP: fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Register with which suffix: Primary only

Configuration for interface "Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1"
Statically Configured DNS Servers: fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Register with which suffix: Primary only

Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection* 15"
Statically Configured DNS Servers: None
Register with which suffix: None

C:\Users\ld0245>

rotblitz · ‎11-12-2017

Yep, this looks all good. You should be ready to use LPC.