Actiontec C1000A won't let me change primary or secondary static DNS
I have a Actiontec C1000A router and CenturyLink service. This is model is not listed under the step through setup guides for Actiontec here: https://store.opendns.com/setup/router/Actiontec but everything looks basically the same as the instructions for the Q1000. I follow each step but when I go to save my settings all my changes get erased (the DNS type goes back to dynamic DNS and the OpenDNS 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 nameservers get erased from the static DNS fields and are replaced by Centurylinks). It appears that I can't use a static DNS.
I called CenturyLink and they could not provide me with help so they gave me a Actiontec number to call. The Actiontec serviceman told me that it is not possible to use OpenDNS with CenturyLink. While I don't believe this is true for everyone I'm certainly having a rough go at it. Is there something else I can try? I really want the OpenDNS service at the router level.
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"The Actiontec serviceman told me that it is not possible to use OpenDNS with CenturyLink."
He is most likely right: https://startpage.com/do/search?q=actiontec+host%3Asupport.opendns.com
"I really want the OpenDNS service at the router level."
Then you must use a different router, behind the Actiontec one in addition, or instead of it.
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If we do not currently have your router instructions at <https://store.opendns.com/setup/router/> or you are unable to change DNS settings in your router, then we suggest you configure your computer instead (see <https://store.opendns.com/setup/computer/>). You will get the same benefits, and if you have a small number of computers on your network, it's relatively easy.
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I just bought and installed a C1000A router this weekend for my CenturyLink DSL. I know it sounds weird, but I was only able to set the DNS when using Internet Explorer (running IE11). I could not even get many of the web page links to be active with Chrome (v32), and Firefox (v26) gave me page access errors. Maybe I have some strange setting with the other browsers, but all 3 are "close to default". Good luck.
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Hello,
I am having the same issue and having read through the comments I still have no idea how to set my modem with the correct settings to make the DNS active. Could someone please give me a step by step set of instructions to get into the right place in my modem settings and what exactly to change and where those places to change are located? Thanks for the help!
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I'm able to change the DNS servers as described by lemonbar in Advanced settings -> DHCP Settings -> Set DNS servers allocated with DHCP requests but it only works until my ISP changes my routers ip address (I have a dynamic ip address). I'm looking into the post here:
https://support.opendns.com/entries/26272175-Introduction-to-Configuring-OpenDNS
to see what options I have to get around the dynamic ip address issue at the router level. If web filtering or content filtering is your main purpose in using opendns setting up squid and dansguardian together can be very effective (even with dynamic ip) and can even provide you with some nice caching capabilities.
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Rotblitz, yes this is an Actiontec C1000A modem. I had the previous version Q1000 and upgraded not knowing this modem would not be the same configuration as the last for this program. I followed the steps listed above and in the primary listed 205.171.3.25 and the 2nd 205.171.2.25 - this was how it was for the last modem but it's still not working.
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My C1000A web interface matched (closely) the one shown for the Q1000, so I followed the instructions for that:
https://store.opendns.com/setup/device/actiontec-q1000
As listed in my previous post, Chrome does not work (for me) with the built-in Actiontec page ... the links don't work (or are terribly misaligned). If I try it in Firefox, I get a bunch of errors. Internet Explorer (IE11), though, works fine. As the Q1000 directions state, go to Advanced Setup / WAN settings and make the changes there.
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I had the same issue, this solved it for me. Change the DNS under the WAN settings first (ADVANCED>WAN SETTINGS) to the OPEN DNS servers (i.e. 208.67.222.222, etc.) Then go to DHCP SETTINGS item #4 and change the radio button to Custom Servers and then input the DNS servers for OPEN DNS.
Here is a link to help too.
http://setuprouter.com/router/actiontec/c1000a-centurylink/dns.htm
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