192.168.1.154 is my Speedtouch dsl modem address. My Linksys router is address is 192.168.1.1.
I will have to give some thought to this. Networking is not my area of strength. Roy Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 21 February 2011 09:16, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 08:29:14AM -0500, Roy wrote: > > That did it. I changed the name server and I can now get them! > > > > So what does that tell me about my problem? The name server that it was > > using was 192.168.1.254 which was set by the router or dsl modem. If I > > re-install will I have to do this every time? Is there a better way to > fix > At the router level, most routers allow you to manually set a DNS IP. > Assuming you have what would be a relatively common setup in the US--- > > You have a cable or DSL modem provided by the ISP. This connects to > them and gets addresses. You connect a router to the modem, which gets > an outside address from the modem. You can get into the router to > configure it, and see the DNS address that the ISP has set. The > 192.168.1.254 sounds as if it might be the router's address, is it? > > (Many of them use 192.168.1.1, but it can vary--D-Link uses 192.168.0.1, > for example.) > > Anyway, in the router, you can set the DNS, probably refresh it too, and > then, assuming the .254 is the router, your machines should be able > continue using it, and still be able to get those sites. > > > -- > Scott Robbins > PGP keyID EB3467D6 > ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 > > Spike:'Made with care for Randy.' (looks at Giles angrily) Randy > Giles? Why not just call me 'Horny Giles,' or 'Desperate for a > Shag Giles'? I knew there was a reason I hated you! > Giles: Randy's ... a family name, undoubtedly. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
