DNS Issue.. internet not working

OreoflowOreoflow
edited June 2005 in Science & Tech
Hi,

I recently moved for an internship and was trying to set up networking with my roommates existing insightbb cable modem. After putting the router (a wireless netgear mr814v2) into the mix, i went to insight's website and "registered" it with them so that it would allow me to connect.

I was able to connect then, to AIM and some websites, but not all. Steam was able to download content (at 3Mbps no less) but some websites still will not load as it says the given website could not be found. This occurs whether I use firefox or IE.

The only "work-around" i have found is to go to a command prompt and do "ipconfig /flushdns" and then try reloading the page. Sometimes it takes multiple attempts at flushing the dns cache before it will let me access certain websites.

I was wondering if anyone knew of a more permanent fix or maybe what exactly is wrong. If you need more info, let me know and I'll answer what I can.

Thanks in advance.

-Wolf

Comments

  • OreoflowOreoflow
    edited June 2005
    So I think it's my ISP's DNS server is just a piece of crap.

    Is there a way I can manually program in a different DNS server (if there are any free one's out there) instead of automatically getting it from the ISP?

    -W
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited June 2005
    Gah my isp has the same problem too and they deny it
    Apon a quick google I found a solution for are problems :)
    http://ntcanuck.com/

    I just installed it and am goina try it out :)
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    Looking at the manual, you can specify what dns server the router should use.
    (in the basic settings menu)

    I guess you could put in a different dns server, but make sure that the router set the proper dns server by default.
  • OreoflowOreoflow
    edited June 2005
    Well... anyone know of the IP of a DNS server I can use to connect to? I think most DNS servers verify you are a customer and don't allow you to connect unless you're a customer of a given ISP.

    -W
  • RobRob Detroit, MI
    edited June 2005
    Oreoflow wrote:
    Well... anyone know of the IP of a DNS server I can use to connect to? I think most DNS servers verify you are a customer and don't allow you to connect unless you're a customer of a given ISP.

    Most of them are locked in some way, or are just as bad as the one you have. I would recommend trying to run a local resolver and cache like mentioned above.
Sign In or Register to comment.