How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link

How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link

How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link
How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link
2024-09-15 23:38:33
Model: Deco X60  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 1.5.3 Build 20231227 Rel. 62665

I am currently using three Deco X60 (v2) devices and I would like to enforce the use of OpenDNS servers for content blocking. I could do this with my old router and DD-WRT's "Force DNS redirection" setting. Is there a similar way to do this with Deco or another TP-Link device added to my network?

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Re:How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link
2024-09-16 00:58:21

  @-Ed- 

 

Not sure if this is what your looking for or not 

 

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/1855/

 

 

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Re:How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link
2024-09-16 01:32:42

  @HelpFixDecoApp 

 

No, that's not what I'm looking for. Plenty of routers allow you to set DNS servers but clients can override with their own DNS settings. 

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Re:How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link
2024-09-16 01:48:41

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I will keep digging and see if i find anything else 

Need help with the Deco app, setup, Ethernet backhaul, network switch or rolling back firmware? https://community.tp-link.com/us/home/forum/topic/699816?page=1
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Re:How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link
2024-09-16 02:07:01 - last edited 2024-09-16 02:08:05

  @HelpFixDecoApp

 

Thx. I'd be OK with adding another device to network but I'd rather it be TP-Link and works best with the existing mesh networking of the Deco devices. Perhaps another TP-Link router provides this feature, and I can use the Decos as access points.

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Re:How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link
2024-09-16 12:37:55 - last edited 2024-09-17 11:21:22

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That method does not really block content, and becomes more and more useless.

Devices can use IP addresses, or resolve names by other methods than DNS.

This method does not control the usage of DNS over HTTPS, which is supported by many browsers and many OS.

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Re:How to perform DNS redirection with TP-Link
2024-09-16 17:41:34

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Thanks, Yves. It's been some years since I've reviewed this subject. DNS over HTTPS, in particular, can make OpenDNS useless with clever teenagers.

 

Can the TP-Link parental controls and categories block sites even when addressed via DoH or client-cofigured DNS?

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