Yes, several settings can be adjusted on a cable modem.
Yes, several settings can be adjusted on a cable modem.
Hello! I'm checking if there are options to enable OpenDNS on a wired cable modem connected to your Linksys EA6400 router. Since the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi blocks these settings, I want to know how to access and adjust them manually. Thanks for your help! @Boomwebsearch
The modem itself doesn’t manage routing or DNS queries. It functions as an advanced media converter, transforming signals from the ISP—typically BGP—into voice and data formats. The router is responsible for DNS-related tasks and updating DNS servers. You can manually set DNS servers on individual devices if you need to, even if global assignment isn’t possible on the router.
It's a voice and internet cable modem (Technicolor DPC3216) that was given to me by my cable provider and I don't have to pay any rental fee for it, I have a Linksys EA6400 router although it's some flaw with Linksys' Smart Wi-FI system that won't allow custom DNS servers for some reason. Could you please elaborate on how I would be able to assign the DNS servers to individual devices on my network? https://support.opendns.com/hc/en-us/com...n-t-update https://community.linksys.com/t5/Wireles...d-p/906181 https://community.linksys.com/t5/Wireles...-p/1059280
They're suggesting you can't modify the DNS settings of the DHCP server on the LAN side. This isn't inherently an issue since the router can function as a DNS cache using any custom DNS configured for the WAN connection. The question arises about why anyone would prefer assigning OpenDNS through DHCP initially—typically, it's done to leverage a pre-existing custom DNS cache elsewhere on the network instead of relying solely on the router.