[plug] Consumer adsl modem router with built in dns server?

Tue Aug 11 10:56:54 UTC 2015

Thanks everyone.

I have considered just building a spare machine for that, as my machine,
although it runs linux, is not on all the time.

The modem/router I have provides dhcp and you can see the list of connected
machines by name, so it seems silly that you can't even ping machines in my
house by name.

Of course I can just keep a host list in all machines, but I am lazy.

I guess my next modem/router upgrade will better be a modem and a separated
router that I can configure or flash as I want :)

Cheers,

Marcos

On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 at 11:31 Dean Bergin <dean.bergin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Marcos,
>
> It is my understanding that good majority of consumer-grade gateway
> devices (all-in-one ADSL/Wireless) do indeed run a DNS service
> , however these typically only
> 
> provide
> a
> caching
> -only and normally only
> forward DNS
> queries that it does not have cached
>  (typically) configured to an ISP
>  DNS server
> .
>
> I can confirm that the Netgear DGND4000 does
> that exact
> DNS service (although I cannot determine whether you can disable it or
> not) but said DNS service will only run in a caching only (forwarding)
> configuration
>  as is with most other devices
> .
>
> It might be prudent to check the Broadband Whirlpool Forums Hardware
> database here: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/hardware/
>
> If the device has DNS forwarding listed,
> chances are that is all it will provide with the manufacturers firmware
> .
>
> Other option, if you require a fully-functional DNS server for your local
> network, you could consider
> either 
> running DD-WRT
>  
> [
> 
> 
> http://www.dd-wrt.com/
> 
> ] or OpenWr
> 
> t
>  
> [
> 
> 
> https://openwrt.org/
> 
> ] on the device and install the bind DNS server
>  package
> , or run your own DNS server on another machine within your network.
> 
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> *Dean Bergin*.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:04 AM Marcos Raúl Carot <marcos.carot at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> Is there any consumer adsl modem/router/wireless that on top of the dhcp
>> server has a dns server for the local network?
>>
>> Google has failed me (or I can't find the right search terms most
>> likely!).
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Marcos
>>
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