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Snorkack's avatar
Snorkack
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6 years ago

nameserver

I have a new installation.  Apparently Windoze can ask the modem to do DNS lookup but I use Linux and Solaris(Unix) which need to do their own lookup.  I need the ip address of two DNS nameservers I can use.  Probably the same ones the modem uses will work.

 

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  • gaines_wright's avatar
    gaines_wright
    6 years ago

      I'm using Linux 18.3 and Firefox 64.0 .  I've never needed to enter a DNS anywhere to get my connection to work, but under administration, hardware, network, it says the DNS is 192.168.0.1, which is actually the address of the modem.  Googling DNS Linux I also found:   208.67.220.220, 208.67.222.222

     

      Hope this helps.

     

      BTW I'm glad to see that you use the proper spelling for Windoze.  :>)>

  • gaines_wright's avatar
    gaines_wright
    Tutor
    6 years ago

      I'm using Linux 18.3 and Firefox 64.0 .  I've never needed to enter a DNS anywhere to get my connection to work, but under administration, hardware, network, it says the DNS is 192.168.0.1, which is actually the address of the modem.  Googling DNS Linux I also found:   208.67.220.220, 208.67.222.222

     

      Hope this helps.

     

      BTW I'm glad to see that you use the proper spelling for Windoze.  :>)>

    • Snorkack's avatar
      Snorkack
      New Poster
      6 years ago

      Hi,

      Thanks for the reply.  The addresses you suggest work ok so far even without registering with opendns.com.

       

      The nameserver(s) your computer is using will probably be located in /etc/resolv.conf.

       

      Best regards,

      Fred

       

      • gaines_wright's avatar
        gaines_wright
        Tutor
        6 years ago
        Snorkack wrote:
        The nameserver(s) your computer is using will probably be located in /etc/resolv.conf.

         

        nameserver 127.0.1.1