modem/router problems

dansears · 28-11-2007, 10:24 PM

I just bought a new modem/router (DG834Gv3) so that i could have wireless in my house. I have installed it and connected my main pc with a cable. The internet works but most of the time it wont open alot of websites. also games such as counter strike source run with really high ping where as with my old modem was fine. any help would be much appreciated.

donkey42 · 29-11-2007, 02:30 PM

i may be wrong, but, are you using your ISPs DNS (Domain Name Servers / System), personally i use OpenDNS which i've discovered they provide much more reliable DNS

basically DNS convert domain names (www.website.com) into IP addresses (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) although they are more important than i've explained, but, a standard cheap modems provided by your ISP doesn't even know about DNS whereas with a router you can specify alternative DNS

read OpenDNS

dansears · 29-11-2007, 06:25 PM

Cheers mate. That seems to have solved it. Netgear supposrt didnt say anything about that. Thanks.

Dan

28-11-2007, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
dansears Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 13 Status: Offline	modem/router problems I just bought a new modem/router (DG834Gv3) so that i could have wireless in my house. I have installed it and connected my main pc with a cable. The internet works but most of the time it wont open alot of websites. also games such as counter strike source run with really high ping where as with my old modem was fine. any help would be much appreciated.

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donkey42 Paranoid Geeky Geek Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 34 Male Posts: 5,817 Times Helpful: 309 My Mood: Paranoid Status: Offline My Computer	i may be wrong, but, are you using your ISPs DNS (Domain Name Servers / System), personally i use OpenDNS which i've discovered they provide much more reliable DNS basically DNS convert domain names (www.website.com) into IP addresses (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) although they are more important than i've explained, but, a standard cheap modems provided by your ISP doesn't even know about DNS whereas with a router you can specify alternative DNS read OpenDNS __________________ GRUB manual \| Google Linux \| Distrowatch \| Linux Chix \| Kubuntu \| My Mini City

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29-11-2007, 06:25 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
dansears Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 13 Status: Offline	Cheers mate. That seems to have solved it. Netgear supposrt didnt say anything about that. Thanks. Dan

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