27-07-2025 08:46 PM - edited 27-07-2025 08:48 PM
Hello all,
So I recently changed my service from 900mbit to 1.6Gbit and that involved a change of router and obviously the OR ONT on the wall.
Ever since having it installed there seems to be an issue with (most likely DNS issues). Whatever is loaded/playing/game continue to work, but I have spells where NO further DNS requests seem to make it through.
I totally forgot to nslookup during one of these issues, but I will the next time it happens (it's pretty frequent and annoying). I can ping 8.8.8.8 (google) whilst being unable to load any webpages on any device/browser. Thus removing the possibility of it being localised to a single machine/device as some were using the router, some were set to DNS over HTTPS and some were using Google's 8.8.8.8 etc.
It is very much like the router is playing the MITM and intercepting the requests and then slowly, or failing to process these requests at all for a period of time which ranges up to about 45 seconds.
As I said, cached requests, or those already in process are fine, but even something as trivial as trying to watch a YT video is met with 45 seconds of nothing, totally unable to look up ANY address, but established connections and new connections not requiring DNS all work fine.
I'm not really one for conspiracies but I really feel like this new router is intercepting (MITM), attempting to do something with, and failing the DNS requests. This behaviour is only been present since getting the new Smart Hub (the tall, thing white one).
I did a quick google and it seems I'm not alone with this - is anyone else noticing this type of behavior?
Mixture of wired and wireless devices, same behaviour.
22-09-2025 07:07 AM
Hi, who are you going to move to? I also had my contract term ended but the only fibre networks in my area are Openreach and Virgin with nobody else likely to build networks and no other ISP offers 1.6G service other than EE on Openreach around here.
To buy hardware is going to require a router and 3 to 5 extenders which will cost a lot of money, what did you buy?
The latest firmware has improved but not solved the problem, streaming 4K I-player and You Tube still has stutters as does WiFi calling. A replacement hub fixed nothing.
23-09-2025 06:23 AM
Hi, I'm getting Brsk installed today. 2gb down and up