Changing DNS on Technicolor Tg587

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46sw

July 06, 2013 14:38

Hi team, Just purchased this product only to find that my router does not permit changing DNS. The router is Technicolor-Tg587. Read to bottom of this thread: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1877528 Any help at all or have I just wasted $20!

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  rotblitz July 06, 2013 16:19

  It seems that newer firmware of this router doesn't support a CLI. An option would be to flash it with an older ISP firmware or with an OEM firmware from Technicolor or generally with an alternative firmware as available. And configuring OpenDNS on the end devices instead of on the router is an option too.

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  46sw July 06, 2013 22:24

  Thanks rotblitz, appreciate the response. I'm not tech savvy enough for the flash approach so will go for the instal on as many end devices as I can. Thanks for your promt help.

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  timsco1 May 27, 2014 08:06

  I've found several ineffective solutions offered to this problem. Surely it can be solved?

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  rotblitz May 27, 2014 10:48

  "Surely it can be solved?"

  Apparently not really.  If you can't configure static DNS resolver addresses, you can't configure them.  So easy! 
  http://setuprouter.com/router/technicolor/tg587nv3/manual-1250.pdf

  The solution is to get a more sophisticated router.

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  Alexander Harrison May 27, 2014 14:38

  Many routers have omitted completely the ability to modify their DNS servers. The Technicolor-Tg587 appears to be one of them. You may wish to confirm this with Technicolor support. To configure DNS on your router, you will likely need to acquire a different router, unfortunately. 

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  oscar.ovalle February 13, 2015 05:05

  If you are a Windows user try with telnet.  I'm sure that with other OS there is a similar tool.

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  rotblitz February 13, 2015 11:01

  Telnet is not a Windows specific tool, but a general terminal emulation tool, available on all OSes.

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  oscar.ovalle February 13, 2015 14:15

  Thanks for the data rotbitz.  Thought it was becouse I found it via -Activate Windows characteristics- .... but that's the way I changed those sneaky DNS

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