How do the Custom DNS settings work

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psycik
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How do the Custom DNS settings work

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I've added in some custom DNS servers to my gargoyle router (from the UnblockUS service I use).

If I added my ISPs DNS settings to this list as well, would they ever get used or would everything still be resolved by the UnblockUS dns servers?

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Re: How do the Custom DNS settings work

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If the first DNS server does not respond then the second would be used.

If the first DNS server always responds then no other DNS server would be used.
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Re: How do the Custom DNS settings work

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hmm, ok

I guess something like http://www.gargoyle-router.com/phpbb/vi ... f=5&t=3883 request might be useful to me too.

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Re: How do the Custom DNS settings work

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Can I do something in dnsmasq to say if someone in my network is trying to use site xyz.co.nz use this DNS server, otherwise use the regular ones that are set up?

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Re: How do the Custom DNS settings work

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I do not know but the options of dnsmasq are many. Google "man dnsmasq" to learn about what you can do with it.
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Re: How do the Custom DNS settings work

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I got the impression that dnsmasq in gargoyle ran differently to the full one in a linux system.

As none of the examples I saw didn't look anythink like the dnsmasq.conf in /etc/dnsmasq.conf

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