[PLUG] internet browsing problem

[Jim Karlock]

That fixed it.

Thanks
JK

At 10:00 PM 3/11/06 , you wrote:
>On 3/11/06, Tony Schlemmer <aschlemm at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday 11 March 2006 12:00, Lost In Space wrote:
> > > I may be way off base here but it appears the primary DNS is set as the
> > the
> > > local gateway. Might try pointing to a different DNS Server.
> > >
> > > On 3/11/06, Jim Karlock <Jkarlock at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > > I set up a computer for a friend using FC4. It can get only get to
> > some
> > > > web
> > > > sites, not all. For instance it can get to PortlandDocs.com by typing
> > > > 66.78.76.163, but not by typing http://www.portlanddocs.com.
> > > >
> > > > This is a Qwest DSL line and Lunux determined the following settings
> > at
> > > > install time:
> > > >
> > > >       HostName: localhost.localdomain
> > > >    Primary DNS: 192.168.0,1
> > > > Secondary DNS: 205.171.3.65
> > > >     Terc.. DNS: (blank)
> > > >     DNS Search: domain.actdsltmp
> > > >
> > > > Can any one tell me how to fix this?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > JK
> > > >
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> > I might expect to see a configuration like that if a firewall/router box
> > is
> > being used. I use a Netgear firewall box and its DHCP server gives out its
> > local IP address for primary DNS when it gives out a DHCP assignment to a
> > sstem on the local network.
> > Tony
> >
> > --
> > Anthony Schlemmer
> > aschlemm at comcast.net
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>
>I agree.  I have one of those qwest actiontec gt701's and it does the same
>thing.  It passes out its own ip as the first dns server, then passes out
>the second of the 2 ip's that you've set for dns servers.
>
>The only way past it for me was to manually set the /etc/resolv.conf with a
>true dns server.  Although if you leave the interface configured for dhcp it
>may overright the resolv.conf file the next time your reboot the system and
>put the 192.168.0.1 address back in there.  It that case you may want to
>configure that adapter manually.
>
>Aaron
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