I have 2 computers connected to the internet via a DLink DI-524 router. The router is connected to a DSL modem. One computer is a regular desktop, the other is a laptop connected via wireless.
Recently, the internet would suddenly stop working for both PCs. We could not browse the web, or access the router through the http interface. We could not ping websites, although we could ping their IP addresses. If I plugged the PC directly into the modem, it worked fine.
I did some searching and this led me to believe there was a DNS problem. The best solution I could find was to power down the router and modem for 10 seconds, then turn them on again. That solved the problem, but it keeps coming back. Manually resetting the modem and router every hour is annoying, so I started looking for other solutions.
I noticed that there is a place in my routers' web interface to enter static DNS servers. I also noticed that when I do "ipconfig /all" at the command prompt, my dns server is currently listed as the router's IP address. Here are my questions:
1. Are the PCs on my network really using my router as a DNS server right now, or are they still somehow using my ISPs DNS servers, and the ipconfig command only displays the router's IP address as the DNS server because we are behind the router?
2. Would setting a static DNS server fix the problem I described above? If so, what should I set the static DNS server entries to in my router's config page?
Recently, the internet would suddenly stop working for both PCs. We could not browse the web, or access the router through the http interface. We could not ping websites, although we could ping their IP addresses. If I plugged the PC directly into the modem, it worked fine.
I did some searching and this led me to believe there was a DNS problem. The best solution I could find was to power down the router and modem for 10 seconds, then turn them on again. That solved the problem, but it keeps coming back. Manually resetting the modem and router every hour is annoying, so I started looking for other solutions.
I noticed that there is a place in my routers' web interface to enter static DNS servers. I also noticed that when I do "ipconfig /all" at the command prompt, my dns server is currently listed as the router's IP address. Here are my questions:
1. Are the PCs on my network really using my router as a DNS server right now, or are they still somehow using my ISPs DNS servers, and the ipconfig command only displays the router's IP address as the DNS server because we are behind the router?
2. Would setting a static DNS server fix the problem I described above? If so, what should I set the static DNS server entries to in my router's config page?
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