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i use ISP DNS ,Google or OpenDNS ( because they use EDNS ) ..it give me performance on sites that use CDN (Content delivery network) , don’t want slower download speed because …. CDN routed me far away server :D

it don’t matter what DNS you use on WAN, since Netgear don’t allow you to allocate different DNS by DHCP other than router DNS ……
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lets say i have set Google DNS on WAN DNS Settings on Netgear, ASUS , Huawei

now when you do benchmark and check RED BAR ( Cached Domain Name Lookup ) you will notice

On Netgear

Google DNS Performance – 8ms
Router DNS  Performance – 6ms to 78ms ( it varies but that’s low and max i have noticed )

On ASUS 

Google DNS Performance – 8ms
Router DNS Performance – 0ms

On Huawei
Google DNS Performance – 8ms
Router DNS Performance – 0ms

on netgear router caching performance is bad , router IP actually resolving sites slower compared to other modem/routers……………………..

there are other issues with Netgear too , like on Samsung Galaxy S7 ( Exynos Version ) , link speed is at 433Mbps for some reason ….. on 5Ghz ………………other router is able to reach 867 Mbps ….. it’s something to do with Netgear side or samsung i’m not sure … but happens with Netgear routers only ( XR500 and Nighthwak X6S )…

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