@hisanabe I guess make sure you're using a dynamic ip address... If so, you also need to enable the dynamic dhcp server which I use the TP link one... Here are a few screenshots and also the link to...

@hisanabe Make sure the DNS has also been set in NETWORK - you'll see the DNS address at the bottom but hit the ADVANCED SETTINGS and make sure it's set to the same as DHCP.

Thanks for reading and all the suggestions for my question: I've done so much research on this router I feel like I could troubleshoot damn near anything on the AX1500 but I wanted to see what/if any...