[Cialug] help me tame my router?

[cialug@cialug.org]

I've had the same problems with 2 Actiontec dsl routers - I originally had
one of the black ones with built-in wifi, and now have one of the white
ones.

I've forced my /etc/resolv.conf to point to a linux box inside my network
that's doing a caching nameserver

I don't get why Linux boxes can't talk to the Actiontec router's as a
nameserver, but Windows boxes do... and the Actiontecs are running linux
too.

-dc

On Thu, May 26, 2005, Darcy Baston <darcybaston@mac.com> said:

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> I've got a QWest Actiontec DSL wireless router that's being a real  
> pain. It keeps managing to send a nameserver value of 192.168.0.1,  
> and it goes into /etc/resolv.conf. It's confused both Debian 3 and  
> the latest Ubuntu, while OS X Tiger handles it just fine. When this  
> happens, DNS breaks on the Linux distro and I have to manually edit  
> the file to take out the offending line before I can resume using the  
> net.
> 
> It auto changes resolv.conf and introduces that garbage every time  
> the router gets a new IP address.
> 
> Can you suggest where in the router I can stop it from suggesting  
> that incorrect IP address? 192.168.0.1 is what I normally use for  
> configuring the router.
> 
> The configuration options the router offers include:
> 
> WAN IP Address
> Wireless Settings
> Wireless Authentication
> Wireless Advanced Settings
> LAN IP Address
> DHCP Server
> Services Blocking
> Website Blocking
> Remote Management
> Port Forwarding
> DMZ Hosting
> Firewall
> Dynamic Routing
> NAT
> Static Routing
> Telnet Timeout Setting
> 
> warm wishes,
> Darcy
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