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Re: [LUG] Netgear routers - local DNS

 

Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:20:04 +0000
> Simon Williams <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello Simon,
> 
>>  From what I can gather, the DNS "server" on Netgear's routers is just
>> a forwarder- there doesn't appear to be any link between it's DNS and
> 
> I'm not sure I understand what you mean there.  From the router's
> settings page, it looks to me as though it will do DNS look ups from any
> IP you specify, so long as there's a server there.  So, setting up a
> server on a local IP, and pointing the router to it should work.  Or am
> I barking up the wrong tree?

I want the router to do the DNS. I don't want a server running here (I 
have to sleep in this room).

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