[iyonix-support] Re: DNS working but browser routing not!

On Thu 05 Nov, Andrew Pinder wrote:

> 
> > I believe the router came from R-Comp so he probably has a similair set up.
> 
> > He now has it working by moving one? file from a backup of a couple of
> > months ago, though I'm not sure why. I think the problem may be that he is
> > DHCPing his IP address but seems to have other parts manualy entered e.g.
> > DNS.
> 
> I think the only DNS address that is needed is the IP address of the 
> router - which then provides it

Yes with DHCP that is the recommended way.

Many routers alow you to enter DNSs into the router settings, this is now
deprecated and should be left balnk so that if & when an ISP changes their
DNSs the changes are automatically picked up next time the router makes a
connection. ISPs often change their DNS without telling their customers!
 
> >> I found just before you rang proved to be the culprit.  It was:
> >> 
> >> !Boot.Choices.Internet.Startup
> >> 
> I never knew this file existed.  I stick to using the GUI options.

Yes that is the best policy, otherwise a year or two down the line you will
have forgotten what hand edited setting you made.
 
> >> Apart from RMEnsuring 0.15 rather than 0.13 of EtherK (which I doubt was an
> >> issue) it had lost:
> >> 
> >> Route -e add default 10.0.0.2
> >> CheckError
> >> 
> >> which came before:
> >> 
> >> Run Choices:Internet.Routes
> 
> These lines are all in my automatically generated copy of the Startup 
> Obey file.

Chris Evans

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