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RT-AC86U @ 386.2: Speed test fails when modem in bridge mode

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spry107

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Initially, I've configured RT-AC86U (192.168.2.1) to ignore DNS provided by the ISP router/modem, and it works ok with 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8, likewise "nslookup google.com 192.168.2.1" works fine. Yet when I switch ISP router/modem into bridge mode (and RT-AC86U gets public IP on WAN), "nslookup google.com 192.168.2.1" breaks, while querying 1.1.1.1 still works. Likewise, internet works but Speedtest even resolves list of servers to connect to with a significant delay. It would seem that DNS server on RT-AC86U just stops working when ISP router/modem is in bridge mode.
 
Change your router's WAN DNS setting back to automatic and see if that makes a difference.
 
Tried that, the behavior does not change. The ISP DNS is usable directly in all cases, so I’m really out of ideas why 192.168.2.1 dns can go down as it’s just not there
 
Any other changes to the WAN settings page from the default?

Do you have "Enable WAN down browser redirect notice" = Yes in Administration > System?
 
WAN has everything by default, and "Enable WAN down browser redirect notice" is set to "Yes"
 
Did that, does not help. Whenever I switch ISP router/modem to bridge mode, I'm starting to get this:

nslookup google.com 192.168.2.1
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached


And Speedtest on RT-AC86U stops working with a "Failed to complete the Internet speed test. Please check your Internet status at Network Map for more information and try again later." but for sure I can access the internet at the same time.

How to debug this?
 
Interesting observation: when I switch to bridge mode, and RT-AC86U gets DHCP lease, trying to ping 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 from RT-AC86U stops working, while the "non-interrupted" ping from the laptop to same 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 continues to work until restarted. Hm, maybe something fishy about routing table...
 
But I'm still able to post :) So it means TCP is unaffected (or it seems so), ICMP goes crazy. Another wild observation that randomly, pings start going through but relaunching ping (all via SSH from AC86U) does not succeed. I'm starting to suspect that it's the ISP router/modem but I can not confirm since I don't have ethernet port elsewhere than AC86U,
 

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