| Confused about DNS Setttings on 327W My 327W has 192.168.1.1 ("dslrouter") as the primary DNS server. I would like to use Google DNS or OpenDNS as my DNS servers. I see that I can add them, but what does that mean? How does the 327W act as a DNS server?
Sorry for the ignorance. |
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 wayjacPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | When the computers use 192.168.1.1 for dns the computers can access other lan computers using names
Any dns requests that are not located on the lan are passed on to the public dns ip(s) |
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| The NIC has the google server addresses. If I change that to "obtain DNS automatically", will it use the dslrouter? |
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wayjacPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | said by eschamp:The NIC has the google server addresses Oksaid by eschamp:If I change that to "obtain DNS automatically", will it use the dslrouter? Yes
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| And if the local router doesn't have the info, where does it go? |
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wayjacPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | said by eschamp:And if the local router doesn't have the info, where does it go? I'm not sure I understand what you are asking........
Any dns requests that are not located on the lan are passed on to the public dns ip(s) |
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| That was it. 
Is there any advantage in setting OpenDNS or Google DNS server IP addresses in the router? |
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wayjacPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | I don't think open dns or google dns offer any advantages over the isp dns |
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| Are you saying that if the local router doesn't find what it wants, it passes the request to Verizon's DNS servers? |
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wayjacPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | Yes that's what I'm saying |
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| OK, thanks. |
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