DNS problems with MN-500

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Depending on the version of Windows you should be able to configure the
DNS servers on them to use your ISP's DNS servers.

Dave wrote:

> I see a problem with the MN-500 where a DNS query will fail the first time,
> then succeed the second time. I see this problem in IE, or using the PING
> command line. I am using firmware V1.11.017, and have tried resetting the
> base station without success.
>
> Be default, the DHCP configuration handed out by the base station assigns
> the DNS server to itself. I am assuming this is to do some DNS caching. If
> I manually configure my client to use the DNS servers of by ISP, the problem
> goes away.
>
> Is there a way to:
> 1. Have the base station hand out the DNS servers of my ISP so I do not
> have to manually configure by clients with static IP's and DNS servers?
> 2. Have the base station give out a secondary DNS server that points
> directly to my ISP's primary DNS server?
>
> Thanks.