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Old 04-08-2008, 07:13 AM   #4 (permalink)
johnwill
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Re: Total Router Disaster!

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Originally Posted by Rusty_NZ View Post
Dont think your DNS should be the same as your default gateway. The deafult gateway is that of what your modem/router is. for instance I have a DLink modem.
My ip is 10.1.1.32 on one of free pcs
Subnet mask 255.0.0.0 same on all 3
Default gateway 10.1.1.1

DNS 58.28.6.4 because that is my ISPs DNS server.
That would be wrong for many routers, including mine.
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Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-31-00-90-D6
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.18
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, April 05, 2008 5:28:03 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 18, 2038 11:14:07 PM
Please note the Default Gateway and DNS Server addresses. They look the same to me, and this is a perfectly working network.

FYI, the router forwards the DNS requests to the ISP for most SOHO routers, though some pass the DNS addresses directly through.
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