[RotoBill]

My 3200 works great with 44048. I use NordVPN with PBR to keep my PC's hidden while keeping my Amazon up on my big screen.

But updating to any version newer than 44048 and Amazon gives me "no internet connection" screens in 40 different languages.

What switch do I need to tweak to get Amazon working with the newer FW's

Thanks in Advance

Bill

[egc]

Will move this topic to the Advanced Networking forum.

Is the Amazon problem with a client which is not using VPN/PBR?

Have you enabled/ticked "Ignore WAN DNS" on setup page on builds above 44048 ?

I suspect a DNS problem

[RotoBill]

Sorry my connection type to my internet provider is a static IP, so I don't have the Ignore WAN DNS option.

I use the DNS numbers provided by NordVPN. Understandably the NordVPN dd-wrt setup page is a little outdated, so maybe I need to change those DNS numbers or some other tweak.

[egc]

You do not need the Ignore WAN DNS when using static.

Just set DNS 1 and 2 to your liking, be sure that those are publicly available (not all VPN servers are publicly available) I would just use OpenDNS or Google etc.

But the main question is still not answered, is the problem on the non VPN/PBR client?

[RotoBill]

Oops... sorry. Yes the client (my TV) is not connected thru the VPN.

I listed just my PC's in the PBR box on the VPN page. All of my TV's are not listed so they can be seen by Amazon.

[egc]

OK the plot is slowly unravelling

I suspect the problem is that you are using pushed DNS servers which will route through the VPN so you Amazon clients are using a DNS server via the VPN while normal traffic goes out via the WAN.

Some websites e.g. Amazon will not like that.

You have 3 choices:
1. This is the current situation I think: route DNS via the VPN, your Amazon clients will not work
2. Route DNS via the WAN, your Amazon will work but you will have a DNS leak
3 Use split DNS so different DNS servers for PBR and Non PBR clients (with different routing of DNS servers)

You can read all about it in our documentation see links in my signature especially of interest will be the "DDWRT DNS problems with Policy based routing" guide.

It is still speculation as I have not seen any screenshots of setup page, DNSMasq page and OpenVPN status page

But as a test add in the additional DNSmasq options:
no-resolv
server=8.8.8.8
server=8.8.4.4

This will let you use these DNS servers which will normally not route via the VPN, with some luck you will have your amazon back

[RotoBill]

So I added the

no-resolv
server=8.8.8.8
server=8.8.4.4

It now appears to be working.

DNS leak came up negative so I'm good there.

Should I change my NordVPN DNS settings to these google ones?

[egc]

The no-resolv directive means not using resolv.dnsmasq but instead use the servers specified with: server=

So it does not matter what you set otherwise.
One caveat Nord can push routing for their own DNS servers so if you use those it is possible that you will have your problem back.

But you did not provide enough information to give a definitive answer.

DNS problems with PBR can be complicated, if you want to know more you have to read up on the subject

[RotoBill]

I've finally found time to work on this issue again. You mentioned "more info". What can I provide?

[RotoBill]

Finally solved the problem. I set the DNS to the Smart DNS provided by NordVPN.

Simple