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Before my readers say "go to the OpenDNS forums" Please hear me out. I just got a new computer and a new Internet Service Provider. So I went to OpenDNS and I talked to my ISP (online tech chat) to find out if OpenDNS and them are compatible. They are, however... In the OpenDNS forums it was suggested that I set my DNS IP in the router. I discovered that the router/modem that my ISP sent me doesn't support DNS. One guy, who is on the same ISP, suggested that I buy router and set it up for OpenDNS. Nobody told me how to set up two routers. I have some questions. 1) How do you connect two routers together? And 2) Will running a second router slow my internet down?

*Note: I don't want to run the OpenDNS computer client, if I don't haft too. Besides that method didn't work with my old ISP, they kept changing something and it caused the IP stuff to fail.

*Note I blocked out my last name out for privacy. If I understand this right my ISP already said they are not going to help me with this.

http://use.opendns.com/

Problem with mine: It seems that it doesn't have a place to put DNS numbers.

I made screen shots to show the guys on the OpenDNS forums. It is difficult to show every corner of the settings provided by my modem/router. If what I show isn't enough please request more. And I'll make more pictures.

In order to save time and energy I showed the places I thought it might be first. That place was in the "Advanced Settings", But One of the guy's in the forum wanted to see "Main" first. I made screen shots showing everything under the top headings. Then I showed more stuff under the "Advanced Settings" because I think, if it's under anything It would be under that. Besides all that, it was the only place where I could find anything called "DNS"

*Note: I blocked out the IP addressed for Privacy.

SCREEN SHOTS FROM ACROSS THE TOP:

DHCP is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is the range of valuer that is given to those devices signing into the router. Whan a device signs in to the router it receives an IP from the router.

Although it looks different than what I have seen I would put one of the Open DNS IPs (208.67.222.222 ) in the DNS Entry IP slot. Put it in, reboot everything and put in an erroneous URL and see if Open DNS comes up. Can't hurt you can always take it out.

Do you think I should give it a host name?

I beg to differ Xhi, I think it has to be done. If nothing else, that is the name that will appear on the list and then you know for sure what it is and can make it the DEFAULT. Right now DSLROUTER is set, and I suspect it it is the address of the router, but it doesn't have a DNS server running which could be part of the problem, unless it picks it up from the WAN connection. I'd sure like to know what that IP Address is but its blacked out.

Question Gregory, have you even tried looking at the HELP (?)? It might explain what it is and needs to be done.

Irv S.

Just to point out, I agree with blocking your IP etc but I take it you know if you click on your name on the the left of the postings it gives all info you give HTG

Owen I think your comment is a little off topic, but I am aware that any information you share anywhere online isn't ever truly private. We do the best we can. Like others on here. I am also registered with other websites, it is difficult to remember what information I've shared. On some sites I have my full name, though not many. On others I have only my screen name. I think sometimes I'm over cautious and other times not cautious enough. But it's apart of being human.

ispalten, Thank you for your help :) I'm sorry that it's taken me this long to get back with you. I'm sorry that the WAN IP is Blocked out in my screen shots. I'm sure not every IP is a security risk, but I don't know which one's are safe, and which one's aren't. That's why I blocked them all out. If you or anyone else here can prove to me that the WAN IP is safe to show, I will gladly show it to you. You asked if the Help changes under the DNS page or not. The answer is yes. But I wouldn't have ever guessed it would. Though it still doesn't give any detailed information. They might as well have called "Help" "Term Definitions"

I put in one of the openDNS numbers, then I flushed my DNS, Cache etc, then rebooted. The only 2 things I haven't tried is, turning off the modem/router, and back on. And I haven't tried the second openDNS number. So far what I tried didn't work at all. :( I think the man in the openDNS forums is right, this router can't be configured for openDNS.