Updated firmware and now dns issues?

maarkr · Jan 1, 2014

I updated my DLink DIR-655 firmware. The ethernet connected desktop seems to connect fine, but my laptop on wireless keeps pooping out on sites (technical term...stops connection to the site). I did some searching, and tried flushing the dns. This seemed to fix it, but it's happening more often. I just tried /renewdns to see if that may fix it more permanently?

Is there some other setting I'm missing? IIRC, when I switched wireless hubs a couple of years ago, it didn't do this.

danny2000 · Jan 1, 2014

You can try turning off everything, computers, modems, routers, etc. for about 5-10 minutes.
Then turn on the modem and router, then the devices.

maarkr · Jan 3, 2014

did that....
everything worked fine until installing the firmware update.

no problem devices in device manager.
IP properties set to obtain DNS automatically.
seems like flushing dns fixes things for a while... can't renew ip.

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C:\Users\Maarkr_2>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : maine.rr.com
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::317d:568e:5932:e368%4
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter isatap.maine.rr.com:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : maine.rr.com

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:1c35:33b4:b71f:9a1a
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1c35:33b4:b71f:9a1a%6
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

bill001g · Jan 3, 2014

try setting the dns manually in the PC to 8.8.8.8 or 4.2.2.2. You can also set it to the ISP DNS if you know it.

maarkr · Jan 9, 2014

tried different settings as recommended... still must flush the DNS soon after starting the browser.

maarkr · Jan 14, 2014

well, i guess the alzheimers is kicking in. I backtracked and checked the firmware version I installed and compared it to the one that was on the web site.... DANG!!!! the version on the site was diff from the one I installed. Don't know how I did that. So far all is back to normal.

danny2000 · Jan 15, 2014

maarkr :

I would say that that is not an Alz problem, and more than likely a web poster probem that didn't update the file or wording correctly, or something like that.

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