Linksys wireless router question

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grcjman

July 24, 2013 21:59

Hello all. My family has been using Open DNS for a few years now and really appreciate what it can do. Currently we have it set up on a single laptop computer.  We have a Cisco Linksys E900 wireless router. How can I set up the router using my existing account so that all wireless devices that are connected to our network (including smart phones which we now have) are protected by our account settings? I do have Cisco Connect installed on my computer. Thanks in advance.

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  grcjman July 25, 2013 01:07

  I see where to input the two DNS addresses in the static DNS 1 & 2 fields, but how does the router broadcast my account information so the Open DNS servers knows to apply my account settings? Does it use something similar to the Open DNS updater that an individual computer uses?

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  rotblitz July 25, 2013 15:06

  "I see where to input the two DNS addresses in the static DNS 1 & 2 fields"

  But you also see a DNS 3 field. Fill this with one of 208.67.222.220 or 208.67.220.222.

  "how does the router broadcast my account information so the Open DNS servers knows to apply my account settings?"

  It doesn't at all, anyway. The only information update which is sent to OpenDNS is your IP address information. And this is something your router can't do. You have the following options:

  • Flush your router with an alternative firmware like Tomato, OpenWRT, DD-WRT, etc. With such a firmware you can perform the update function, or
  • Run an Updater software on a computer within your network which is permanently switched on.

   

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  grcjman July 25, 2013 22:08

  Thanks rotblitz. I'll just leave the one computer on then.

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  grcjman July 25, 2013 22:12

  I forgot to ask, since I have the two Open DNS addresses in the first two DNS fields on the router already, why enter one of the same two DNS addresses again in the third field?  Is this just for redundancy? Thanks again.

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  rotblitz July 25, 2013 22:31

  It's not the same two DNS addresses, look closer. These are different, but have the same function and purpose.

  No, it is for reliability. Else your router will cause to use also your ISP's DNS service, and your OpenDNS settings will take effect only randomly. This is the common experience made with any Linksys routers having three DNS server entries.

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  grcjman July 25, 2013 22:52

  OK, thanks again.

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  chag_vaibhav November 29, 2013 07:05

  what should be entered in the the thrid dns field

   

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  rotblitz November 29, 2013 07:28

  See above. Isn't that clear?

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  Dominic Bannister November 29, 2013 20:07

  Hi,

  Please try the following IP addresses: 

  208.67.222.222
  208.67.220.220
  208.67.220.222 <- Make sure not to duplicate an address. (208.67.222.220 is also valid if you need a fourth address.)

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