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Originally Posted by CrazyIvan
There's DNS server's and then there's DNS servers. 
What happens is that your PC will query the local "DNS server", the router/AP/firewall just queries its local cache and responds if it gets a hit otherwise it forwards the query to your ISP's full blown dns server.
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My understanding is that the "DNS" server in my router is nothing of the kind but basically forwards the DNS request to the ISPs DNS server. So, I am not getting this local DNS feature that you talk of. Also, I know that some DHCP requests don't provide the hostname to the router. I can see this when I look at the DHCP table on my router.
Once again, I do understand IP and networking. I was a Novell CNE (lapsed) and the IP test is one of the elective exams that I chose and passed.
My point is, I was not aware that any home routers actually acted as a true DNS server and where basically just pass thru shells. Also, it seems many home routers just reply to the DHCP request with the ISP DNS server addresses directly rather than have it's own pass thru service.
I'm not say I don't believe you that there are some routers that do true DNS services but I have yet to own one. So do you know of specific brands and models that do do this? I know for my router in the stepup web server the DNS page basically only allows you to set specific DNS server IPs or to get the DNS addresses from the ISPs DHCP server and there is no facility to maintain a manual DNS routing table.
Thanks,
BOb