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

[Linda Ray]

Hello Pluggers, I was wondering if you know whether reformatting an
external Seagate Hard Drive 1TB should work for mac and linux and
possibly windows if need be.
I followed some instructions from the next attempting to use EXFAT to
reformat on a mac laptop... but somehow the usb connecting the harddrive
came out when
I shifted it after it was several hours of formatting.. and couldn't
repair or do it again, nor am I able to copy any of my data back onto it.
When I checked it on linux in the terminal of my laptop, the attached
file is what it reads, with the harddrive at the bottom showing EXFAT
combo it seems? I may have to take it into IT folks who retrieved my
data of the Mac Desktop I had as it has been not much use to me since yet.

The other format is FAT32 but this only allows up to 4GB files maximum I
believe for copying onto. Any ideas after checking my file before I go
any further?

Kind Regards
Linda


On 11/08/15 11:31, Dean Bergin 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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