You can install your own wifi router behind the cable modem.  At that point
you could change the settings that the router hands out for DNS.

The pi-hole project shows how to change the settings where they point to
your local pi-hole server and it forwards anything unknown to a location of
your choice.

On Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 1:11 PM American Citizen <[email protected]>
wrote:

> To all:
>
> Some careful troubleshooting with removing the Firefox browser (and
> cache and local files) and reinstalling revealed the problem with the
> DNS issue was due to advanced settings called "DNS over HTTP" or DoH was
> being used to push the requests to the Cloudflare DNS servers.
>
> I was NOT even aware that this setting had been set. After the new
> install of firefox, it is NOT using the DoH option and things seem normal
>
> The VPN is now working correctly, and the VPN is pushing its DNS
> requests to the private encrypted non-logged VPN DNS associated with the
> VPN IP, just as ProtonVPN advertised so I am happy about this.
>
> In the clear, Comcast Communications is directing my system's DNS
> request to 3 of their DNS servers located in Beaverton OR.
>
> I am hopeful of changing that, but I might not be able to, since I do
> NOT have control of the firmware in the Netgear C6300v2 cable modem, as
> Comcast reserves the right to push firmware upgrades solely from them
> and NOT from the user.
>
> Maybe I will have to find a better cable modem / router WIFI box?? (but
> Comcast might disallow on their network)
>
> Randall
>
>
>

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