fixed IP, but get DNS automatically ??
Win 98 SE --
How can I set the IP od a local machine yet still get the DNS server addresses from from my Linksys router? I can enter the desired IP (198.161.1.101) and gateway (198.161.1.1), but have no DNS listed by winipcfg, and no net access. Everything works fine when I select "get an IP address automatically". I do not see where to specify to get the DNS from the router, or even set it manually. I don't have any problem when I do this with Win 2K. Frank |
fixed IP, but get DNS automatically ??
On Mon, 22 May 2006 14:17:53 -0400, Frank wrote:
How can I set the IP od a local machine yet still get the DNS server addresses from from my Linksys router? I can enter the desired IP (198.161.1.101) and gateway (198.161.1.1), but have no DNS listed by winipcfg, and no net access. There's a dns tab in the tcp/ip properties. You need to select "enable dns" on it and there is space at the bottom for entering the nameserver(s) which can be your router or isp's nameserver(s). Jim. |
fixed IP, but get DNS automatically ??
On Mon, 22 May 2006 21:48:29 +0100, James Egan
wrote: On Mon, 22 May 2006 14:17:53 -0400, Frank wrote: How can I set the IP od a local machine yet still get the DNS server addresses from from my Linksys router? I can enter the desired IP (198.161.1.101) and gateway (198.161.1.1), but have no DNS listed by winipcfg, and no net access. There's a dns tab in the tcp/ip properties. You need to select "enable dns" on it and there is space at the bottom for entering the nameserver(s) which can be your router or isp's nameserver(s). Jim. Thanks, that seems to work. When I first tried to enter an IP there, it demanded I assign a domain and host name, as I would expect if this was configuring a DNS *server*. I don't see how "enable DNS" could mean "get the DNS IP from the DHCP server", but I forgot the state of Microsoft's Internet expertise in 1998. Note -- I made up totally ficticious host and domain names for this dialog and things seem to be OK. Frank |
fixed IP, but get DNS automatically ??
On Wed, 24 May 2006 02:31:08 -0400, Frank wrote:
Thanks, that seems to work. When I first tried to enter an IP there, it demanded I assign a domain and host name, as I would expect if this was configuring a DNS *server*. I don't see how "enable DNS" could mean "get the DNS IP from the DHCP server", but I forgot the state of Microsoft's Internet expertise in 1998. It is not getting "the DNS IP from the DHCP server" as such. If it was, it would be doing it as part of the dhcp process at the same time as it gets assigned an ip address. It just happens that the same device (as dhcp server) also can act as a forward only nameserver. You could equally well use your isp's nameserver instead of the router (ip). Note -- I made up totally ficticious host and domain names for this dialog and things seem to be OK. The host name is the name of your machine. You needn't be concerned about the domain name. Just leave it blank. You will also notice there is another tab in the networking section to enter the identification of your machine. That one is its "netbios" name. The one on the (tcp/ip) dns tab is its dns "hostname". When you do things like browsing the LAN, the machines will try to resolve the other machines' names by netbios and if this fails by dns so although it isn't essential to do so, it's advisable to keep these two names the same. Jim. |
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