Future Consideration Feature Request - Guest Network separate DHCP/DNS settings
Hi @TP_LINK,
I've had rock solid performance so far, and do like the Deco Labs options (although the Wifi Interference check results show 'low' then say underneath that there is significant interference), I do, however, have a feature request to put forward.
My use case:
- 3 x Deco M5s in Router mode
- Several wired and many wireless devices on the main network
- Several wireless devices on the guest network (my work devices)
- DHCP is handled by the Deco, and DNS is served by another server on the main network.
If I set the DNS to only have the DNS server, both the main and guest network use these settings. This causes the guest network to fail as it is segregated from the main network where the DNS server resides.
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Please implement the feature of allowing separate DNS for main and Guest network.
Using a local DNS server for the main network has the effect of rendering the Guest network unusable without the installation of a secondary local DNS server just for the guest network.
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Need exactly this for setting up pihole and not make my smart switches on the guest network be upset. Not DHCP, just a separate DNS setting for the guest network should do.
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@richpriest - I don't have a Deco but an AXE5400. I believe I solved this by setting the Secondary DNS to the IP of the main router itself. Since it can reach my pihole's IP when the guest network calls to it for DNS, it is able to then request to the pihole IP. Maybe this could work for others as well.
Cheers
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+1 on separate dns server for guest network
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