Hi all, got it sorted.
I first checked the connections (yes, the modem and router were
connected through the WAN port), then tried Roger's suggestion of
changing the IP address of the wireless router from 192.168.0.1 to
10.1.1.1, but that made no difference.
Then I saw an option on the 524's LAN setup page for 'DNS Relay', which
could be Enabled or Disabled. It was Enabled. I set it to Disabled,
rebooted the router and hey presto ! I now have near-instantaneous
address lookup, much less than 1 second for most sites :)
The help screen for the configuration didn't mention the DNS Relay
setting, but I found it in the full 524 manual:
DNS Relay
The Router can be configured to relay DNS from your ISP or
another available service to workstations on your LAN. When
using DNS relay, the Router will accept DNS requests from
hosts on the LAN and forward them to the ISP (or alternative)
DNS servers. DNS relay can use auto discovery or the DNS IP
address can be manually entered by the user. Alternatively, you
may also disable the DNS relay and configure hosts on your
LAN to use DNS servers directly. Most users who are using the
Router for DHCP service on the LAN and are using DNS
servers on the ISP’s network, will leave DNS relay enabled
(either auto discovery or user configured).
So it looks like all is good now, thanks for the help guys :)
David
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Roger Searle wrote:
Your LAN is using 192.168.0.1, 0.2, 0.3 etc range of addresses. The
connection between your 2 devices is a different range.
Here is a quick setup guide for your 524:
ftp://files.dlink.com.au/products/DI-524UP/QuickInstallGuide/DI-524UP_QIG.pdf
An option may be for you to follow the setup wizard, the guide
suggests you see a screen to enter primary and secondary dns addresses
- the xtra ones? Given you are saying the 502 has an IP address of
10.1.1.1, you want the WAN IP to be 10.1.1.2 and mask 255.0.0.0.
Just checking - you are connecting the 524 to the 502 through it's wan
port?
Roger
David Merriman wrote:
There don't appear to be any DNS settings in the configuration. It is
on a separate address range than the 502T modem though - 192.168.0.1
for the 524 vs 10.1.1.1 for the modem. Would that be a problem ?
David
Roger Searle wrote:
Those are correct xtra dns server addresses and so ought to be OK.
What DNS settings do you have in your DI-524UP?
Cheers,
Roger
