Linksys router/Tomato firmware DNS issuesTomato Firmware on Linksys WRT54GS Firmware Version:...
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Linksys router/Tomato firmware DNS issues
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I've got a WRT54GS that I've loaded the current version of Tomato onto. I entered static DHCP addresses in for the devices on my network, released and renewed the address on my desktop and tried to ping another computer. All I got was The request could not find host blah. Please check the name and try again. Now, I verified that my desktop and the target machine I'm trying to ping have both received their proper static DHCP lease and that their DNS server is the IP address of my router. What am I missing?
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I've got a WRT54GS that I've loaded the current version of Tomato onto. I entered static DHCP addresses in for the devices on my network, released and renewed the address on my desktop and tried to ping another computer. All I got was The request could not find host blah. Please check the name and try again. Now, I verified that my desktop and the target machine I'm trying to ping have both received their proper static DHCP lease and that their DNS server is the IP address of my router. What am I missing?
router dns firmware tomato
edited 59 secs ago
Hennes
59.3k793142
asked Aug 30 '09 at 20:17
jasonhjasonh
2,68712330
Are the machines firewalled?
– Breakthrough
Sep 3 '09 at 0:54
Good question. I'll have to check.
– jasonh
Sep 3 '09 at 21:29
So, the machines are firewalled with Windows Firewall, but it's kind of intermittent. Some of the time the machines can ping each other by host name, other times not. Interestingly, my Macbook has absolutely no trouble with host names on the network. Any new ideas?
– jasonh
Nov 20 '09 at 22:47
probably you should reformulate your question, because I believe it's windows issue, not router/DNS
– Davide
Nov 20 '09 at 22:54
What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
– AnonJr
Nov 21 '09 at 0:06
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I've got a WRT54GS that I've loaded the current version of Tomato onto. I entered static DHCP addresses in for the devices on my network, released and renewed the address on my desktop and tried to ping another computer. All I got was The request could not find host blah. Please check the name and try again. Now, I verified that my desktop and the target machine I'm trying to ping have both received their proper static DHCP lease and that their DNS server is the IP address of my router. What am I missing?
router dns firmware tomato
edited 59 secs ago
Hennes
59.3k793142
asked Aug 30 '09 at 20:17
jasonhjasonh
2,68712330
I've got a WRT54GS that I've loaded the current version of Tomato onto. I entered static DHCP addresses in for the devices on my network, released and renewed the address on my desktop and tried to ping another computer. All I got was The request could not find host blah. Please check the name and try again. Now, I verified that my desktop and the target machine I'm trying to ping have both received their proper static DHCP lease and that their DNS server is the IP address of my router. What am I missing?
router dns firmware tomato
router dns firmware tomato
edited 59 secs ago
Hennes
59.3k793142
asked Aug 30 '09 at 20:17
jasonhjasonh
2,68712330
edited 59 secs ago
Hennes
59.3k793142
asked Aug 30 '09 at 20:17
jasonhjasonh
2,68712330
edited 59 secs ago
Hennes
59.3k793142
edited 59 secs ago
Hennes
59.3k793142
edited 59 secs ago
Hennes
59.3k793142
59.3k793142
asked Aug 30 '09 at 20:17
jasonhjasonh
2,68712330
asked Aug 30 '09 at 20:17
jasonhjasonh
2,68712330
asked Aug 30 '09 at 20:17
jasonhjasonh
2,68712330
2,68712330
Are the machines firewalled?
– Breakthrough
Sep 3 '09 at 0:54
Good question. I'll have to check.
– jasonh
Sep 3 '09 at 21:29
So, the machines are firewalled with Windows Firewall, but it's kind of intermittent. Some of the time the machines can ping each other by host name, other times not. Interestingly, my Macbook has absolutely no trouble with host names on the network. Any new ideas?
– jasonh
Nov 20 '09 at 22:47
probably you should reformulate your question, because I believe it's windows issue, not router/DNS
– Davide
Nov 20 '09 at 22:54
What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
– AnonJr
Nov 21 '09 at 0:06
|
show 1 more comment
Are the machines firewalled?
– Breakthrough
Sep 3 '09 at 0:54
Good question. I'll have to check.
– jasonh
Sep 3 '09 at 21:29
So, the machines are firewalled with Windows Firewall, but it's kind of intermittent. Some of the time the machines can ping each other by host name, other times not. Interestingly, my Macbook has absolutely no trouble with host names on the network. Any new ideas?
– jasonh
Nov 20 '09 at 22:47
probably you should reformulate your question, because I believe it's windows issue, not router/DNS
– Davide
Nov 20 '09 at 22:54
What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
– AnonJr
Nov 21 '09 at 0:06
Are the machines firewalled?
– Breakthrough
Sep 3 '09 at 0:54
Are the machines firewalled?
– Breakthrough
Sep 3 '09 at 0:54
Good question. I'll have to check.
– jasonh
Sep 3 '09 at 21:29
Good question. I'll have to check.
– jasonh
Sep 3 '09 at 21:29
So, the machines are firewalled with Windows Firewall, but it's kind of intermittent. Some of the time the machines can ping each other by host name, other times not. Interestingly, my Macbook has absolutely no trouble with host names on the network. Any new ideas?
– jasonh
Nov 20 '09 at 22:47
So, the machines are firewalled with Windows Firewall, but it's kind of intermittent. Some of the time the machines can ping each other by host name, other times not. Interestingly, my Macbook has absolutely no trouble with host names on the network. Any new ideas?
– jasonh
Nov 20 '09 at 22:47
probably you should reformulate your question, because I believe it's windows issue, not router/DNS
– Davide
Nov 20 '09 at 22:54
probably you should reformulate your question, because I believe it's windows issue, not router/DNS
– Davide
Nov 20 '09 at 22:54
What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
– AnonJr
Nov 21 '09 at 0:06
What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
– AnonJr
Nov 21 '09 at 0:06
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I would start by making sure that the settings are the same on every computer (have to rule it out)... then on each machine, right click on the network interface settings and do properties, double click on IPv4, then advanced.
From here, I would click on the DNS tab and manualy add the server in the top list then select the option "Append these DNS suffixes (in order):" and choose something such as .local or .mynetwork then tick the bottom two options.
Restart all machines after making these changes and go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /renew followed by ipconfig /registerdns
Next, at the command prompt, type "Nslookup" and just try the name of one or two machines and see what happens.
If you are still getting no where, check DNS settings on the router, it sounds like it is not allowing other machines to register / is a caching DNS server for the internet ONLY, if it does work - cool.
If this doesn't help, you may be best off just using hosts files or using a different firmware - but, hopefully it has helped.
Edit - Also, Just thought - Remember to check that ICMP Echo is allowed on the Windows Firewall!
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:35
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
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Thenslookupis what did it. Windows reported that the DNS server (my Tomato router) did not know the hostname for one of the Static DHCP entries I put in. So I did a bit of Googling and found out that you have to assign a domain name to the router and as soon as I did that, I can now ping by host name! Thanks!
– jasonh
Nov 27 '09 at 20:30
@jasonh - your comment solved my DHCP problem also; as soon as I added the domain name everything fell into place. It seems to me that it would be good to have this set to some default.
– Geoff
Jun 7 '14 at 20:33
add a comment |
Can you ping each machine via IP? If so, then edit your hosts file so that IP resolution will map correctly. The file can be found in your %windows%system32driversetc folder. Use any text editor, DO NOT change the extension.
good luck.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:08
SargeSarge
732410
Yes, I can ping each machine's IP without issue. I do not want to edit hosts to accomplish something it should be able to do automatically. Thanks for the suggestion though.
– jasonh
Nov 21 '09 at 2:08
add a comment |
their DNS server is the IP address of my router
The DNS server should more than likely not be the address of your router.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:16
Hasaan ChopHasaan Chop
4,08611413
3
no, this is a perfectly sane way to configure it. the router acts as a caching DNS for the LAN.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:29
I don't see anything particularly sane about expecting router firmware to replace BIND, but to each his own.
– Hasaan Chop
Nov 21 '09 at 0:34
dnsmasq isn't exactly a BIND replacement... but then if your home/SOHO network needs BIND, you're already running your own in-house DNS.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:53
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If you're trying to connect via Remote Desktop, check and see if all of your machines are in the same workgroup. (I'm assuming based on your question that you're not running a domain at home - feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
At least in XP networks (you don't state what your computers are running...) I've seen instances where that makes a difference.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 14:48
AnonJrAnonJr
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Thanks, but they're all in the same workgroup. I used to run a domain and everything worked perfectly then, but not now.
– jasonh
Nov 22 '09 at 2:23
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I have this exact configuration working on my network at home, its very convenient. One setting that may make a big difference is in the "Advanced" settings under "DHCP/DNS" turn on the "Use Internal Caching DNS Forwarder." That will enable the DNS server on your router which will also deliver your router's IP as the DNS server in all DHCP requests. With the DNS server on, you should be able to now lookup all of the hosts on your network. I am even able to lookup the hosts which get a Dynamic IP address by hostname using this configuration.
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:53
heavydheavyd
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sounds like this is already configured (he mentions the router's IP as DHCP-assigned DNS server) ... tho it's good to double-check.
– quack quixote
Nov 22 '09 at 18:04
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It's a very long time I do not fiddle with router's firmware, but here are my only two ideas:
it could be a DNSmasq configuration problem of . It would be useful if you would post your dnsmasq.conf file, maybe. That file is heavily commented, so it should be easy for you to see what options might play a role in your problem.
it could be a problem with the host names (if they have a dot in it they are looked up on the internet instead of being retrived from the router).
Additional information that you might consider providing:
- Windows version you are using
- Tomato version you are using
- Host names of your local machines
Hope this helps!
answered Nov 26 '09 at 12:49
macmac
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Try cleaning the ARP cache on both machines (a reboot should suffice) and see what happens.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 13:03
lorenzoglorenzog
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I need to check the facts.
You have replaced firmware in the router.
You have given both computers DHCP assigned but static IPs using the router.
You can ping each machine by IP address.
You can sometimes ping by computer name but not always.
The macbook does not have the problem with hostnames.
If so, this is about were windows resolves the computers hostname into an IP address.
Since it is not using NetBIOS to get the IP, it will use the hostname to resolve IP, it is first going to check itself, then the hosts file and then the DNS server to do this.
So a problem with the DNS server results? The fact that it works sometimes and not others is problematic.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 17:27
sKevinsKevin
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I would start by making sure that the settings are the same on every computer (have to rule it out)... then on each machine, right click on the network interface settings and do properties, double click on IPv4, then advanced.
From here, I would click on the DNS tab and manualy add the server in the top list then select the option "Append these DNS suffixes (in order):" and choose something such as .local or .mynetwork then tick the bottom two options.
Restart all machines after making these changes and go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /renew followed by ipconfig /registerdns
Next, at the command prompt, type "Nslookup" and just try the name of one or two machines and see what happens.
If you are still getting no where, check DNS settings on the router, it sounds like it is not allowing other machines to register / is a caching DNS server for the internet ONLY, if it does work - cool.
If this doesn't help, you may be best off just using hosts files or using a different firmware - but, hopefully it has helped.
Edit - Also, Just thought - Remember to check that ICMP Echo is allowed on the Windows Firewall!
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:35
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
2
Thenslookupis what did it. Windows reported that the DNS server (my Tomato router) did not know the hostname for one of the Static DHCP entries I put in. So I did a bit of Googling and found out that you have to assign a domain name to the router and as soon as I did that, I can now ping by host name! Thanks!
– jasonh
Nov 27 '09 at 20:30
@jasonh - your comment solved my DHCP problem also; as soon as I added the domain name everything fell into place. It seems to me that it would be good to have this set to some default.
– Geoff
Jun 7 '14 at 20:33
add a comment |
I would start by making sure that the settings are the same on every computer (have to rule it out)... then on each machine, right click on the network interface settings and do properties, double click on IPv4, then advanced.
From here, I would click on the DNS tab and manualy add the server in the top list then select the option "Append these DNS suffixes (in order):" and choose something such as .local or .mynetwork then tick the bottom two options.
Restart all machines after making these changes and go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /renew followed by ipconfig /registerdns
Next, at the command prompt, type "Nslookup" and just try the name of one or two machines and see what happens.
If you are still getting no where, check DNS settings on the router, it sounds like it is not allowing other machines to register / is a caching DNS server for the internet ONLY, if it does work - cool.
If this doesn't help, you may be best off just using hosts files or using a different firmware - but, hopefully it has helped.
Edit - Also, Just thought - Remember to check that ICMP Echo is allowed on the Windows Firewall!
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:35
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
2
Thenslookupis what did it. Windows reported that the DNS server (my Tomato router) did not know the hostname for one of the Static DHCP entries I put in. So I did a bit of Googling and found out that you have to assign a domain name to the router and as soon as I did that, I can now ping by host name! Thanks!
– jasonh
Nov 27 '09 at 20:30
@jasonh - your comment solved my DHCP problem also; as soon as I added the domain name everything fell into place. It seems to me that it would be good to have this set to some default.
– Geoff
Jun 7 '14 at 20:33
add a comment |
I would start by making sure that the settings are the same on every computer (have to rule it out)... then on each machine, right click on the network interface settings and do properties, double click on IPv4, then advanced.
From here, I would click on the DNS tab and manualy add the server in the top list then select the option "Append these DNS suffixes (in order):" and choose something such as .local or .mynetwork then tick the bottom two options.
Restart all machines after making these changes and go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /renew followed by ipconfig /registerdns
Next, at the command prompt, type "Nslookup" and just try the name of one or two machines and see what happens.
If you are still getting no where, check DNS settings on the router, it sounds like it is not allowing other machines to register / is a caching DNS server for the internet ONLY, if it does work - cool.
If this doesn't help, you may be best off just using hosts files or using a different firmware - but, hopefully it has helped.
Edit - Also, Just thought - Remember to check that ICMP Echo is allowed on the Windows Firewall!
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:35
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
I would start by making sure that the settings are the same on every computer (have to rule it out)... then on each machine, right click on the network interface settings and do properties, double click on IPv4, then advanced.
From here, I would click on the DNS tab and manualy add the server in the top list then select the option "Append these DNS suffixes (in order):" and choose something such as .local or .mynetwork then tick the bottom two options.
Restart all machines after making these changes and go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /renew followed by ipconfig /registerdns
Next, at the command prompt, type "Nslookup" and just try the name of one or two machines and see what happens.
If you are still getting no where, check DNS settings on the router, it sounds like it is not allowing other machines to register / is a caching DNS server for the internet ONLY, if it does work - cool.
If this doesn't help, you may be best off just using hosts files or using a different firmware - but, hopefully it has helped.
Edit - Also, Just thought - Remember to check that ICMP Echo is allowed on the Windows Firewall!
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:35
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
edited Nov 26 '09 at 13:10
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:35
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:35
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
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answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:35
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
108k16161253
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Thenslookupis what did it. Windows reported that the DNS server (my Tomato router) did not know the hostname for one of the Static DHCP entries I put in. So I did a bit of Googling and found out that you have to assign a domain name to the router and as soon as I did that, I can now ping by host name! Thanks!
– jasonh
Nov 27 '09 at 20:30
@jasonh - your comment solved my DHCP problem also; as soon as I added the domain name everything fell into place. It seems to me that it would be good to have this set to some default.
– Geoff
Jun 7 '14 at 20:33
add a comment |
2
Thenslookupis what did it. Windows reported that the DNS server (my Tomato router) did not know the hostname for one of the Static DHCP entries I put in. So I did a bit of Googling and found out that you have to assign a domain name to the router and as soon as I did that, I can now ping by host name! Thanks!
– jasonh
Nov 27 '09 at 20:30
@jasonh - your comment solved my DHCP problem also; as soon as I added the domain name everything fell into place. It seems to me that it would be good to have this set to some default.
– Geoff
Jun 7 '14 at 20:33
2
2
The
nslookup is what did it. Windows reported that the DNS server (my Tomato router) did not know the hostname for one of the Static DHCP entries I put in. So I did a bit of Googling and found out that you have to assign a domain name to the router and as soon as I did that, I can now ping by host name! Thanks!– jasonh
Nov 27 '09 at 20:30
The
nslookup is what did it. Windows reported that the DNS server (my Tomato router) did not know the hostname for one of the Static DHCP entries I put in. So I did a bit of Googling and found out that you have to assign a domain name to the router and as soon as I did that, I can now ping by host name! Thanks!– jasonh
Nov 27 '09 at 20:30
@jasonh - your comment solved my DHCP problem also; as soon as I added the domain name everything fell into place. It seems to me that it would be good to have this set to some default.
– Geoff
Jun 7 '14 at 20:33
@jasonh - your comment solved my DHCP problem also; as soon as I added the domain name everything fell into place. It seems to me that it would be good to have this set to some default.
– Geoff
Jun 7 '14 at 20:33
add a comment |
Can you ping each machine via IP? If so, then edit your hosts file so that IP resolution will map correctly. The file can be found in your %windows%system32driversetc folder. Use any text editor, DO NOT change the extension.
good luck.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:08
SargeSarge
732410
Yes, I can ping each machine's IP without issue. I do not want to edit hosts to accomplish something it should be able to do automatically. Thanks for the suggestion though.
– jasonh
Nov 21 '09 at 2:08
add a comment |
Can you ping each machine via IP? If so, then edit your hosts file so that IP resolution will map correctly. The file can be found in your %windows%system32driversetc folder. Use any text editor, DO NOT change the extension.
good luck.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:08
SargeSarge
732410
Yes, I can ping each machine's IP without issue. I do not want to edit hosts to accomplish something it should be able to do automatically. Thanks for the suggestion though.
– jasonh
Nov 21 '09 at 2:08
add a comment |
Can you ping each machine via IP? If so, then edit your hosts file so that IP resolution will map correctly. The file can be found in your %windows%system32driversetc folder. Use any text editor, DO NOT change the extension.
good luck.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:08
SargeSarge
732410
Can you ping each machine via IP? If so, then edit your hosts file so that IP resolution will map correctly. The file can be found in your %windows%system32driversetc folder. Use any text editor, DO NOT change the extension.
good luck.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:08
SargeSarge
732410
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:08
SargeSarge
732410
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:08
SargeSarge
732410
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:08
SargeSarge
732410
732410
Yes, I can ping each machine's IP without issue. I do not want to edit hosts to accomplish something it should be able to do automatically. Thanks for the suggestion though.
– jasonh
Nov 21 '09 at 2:08
add a comment |
Yes, I can ping each machine's IP without issue. I do not want to edit hosts to accomplish something it should be able to do automatically. Thanks for the suggestion though.
– jasonh
Nov 21 '09 at 2:08
Yes, I can ping each machine's IP without issue. I do not want to edit hosts to accomplish something it should be able to do automatically. Thanks for the suggestion though.
– jasonh
Nov 21 '09 at 2:08
Yes, I can ping each machine's IP without issue. I do not want to edit hosts to accomplish something it should be able to do automatically. Thanks for the suggestion though.
– jasonh
Nov 21 '09 at 2:08
add a comment |
their DNS server is the IP address of my router
The DNS server should more than likely not be the address of your router.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:16
Hasaan ChopHasaan Chop
4,08611413
3
no, this is a perfectly sane way to configure it. the router acts as a caching DNS for the LAN.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:29
I don't see anything particularly sane about expecting router firmware to replace BIND, but to each his own.
– Hasaan Chop
Nov 21 '09 at 0:34
dnsmasq isn't exactly a BIND replacement... but then if your home/SOHO network needs BIND, you're already running your own in-house DNS.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:53
add a comment |
their DNS server is the IP address of my router
The DNS server should more than likely not be the address of your router.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:16
Hasaan ChopHasaan Chop
4,08611413
3
no, this is a perfectly sane way to configure it. the router acts as a caching DNS for the LAN.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:29
I don't see anything particularly sane about expecting router firmware to replace BIND, but to each his own.
– Hasaan Chop
Nov 21 '09 at 0:34
dnsmasq isn't exactly a BIND replacement... but then if your home/SOHO network needs BIND, you're already running your own in-house DNS.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:53
add a comment |
their DNS server is the IP address of my router
The DNS server should more than likely not be the address of your router.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:16
Hasaan ChopHasaan Chop
4,08611413
their DNS server is the IP address of my router
The DNS server should more than likely not be the address of your router.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 0:16
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no, this is a perfectly sane way to configure it. the router acts as a caching DNS for the LAN.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:29
I don't see anything particularly sane about expecting router firmware to replace BIND, but to each his own.
– Hasaan Chop
Nov 21 '09 at 0:34
dnsmasq isn't exactly a BIND replacement... but then if your home/SOHO network needs BIND, you're already running your own in-house DNS.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:53
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no, this is a perfectly sane way to configure it. the router acts as a caching DNS for the LAN.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:29
I don't see anything particularly sane about expecting router firmware to replace BIND, but to each his own.
– Hasaan Chop
Nov 21 '09 at 0:34
dnsmasq isn't exactly a BIND replacement... but then if your home/SOHO network needs BIND, you're already running your own in-house DNS.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:53
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no, this is a perfectly sane way to configure it. the router acts as a caching DNS for the LAN.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:29
no, this is a perfectly sane way to configure it. the router acts as a caching DNS for the LAN.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:29
I don't see anything particularly sane about expecting router firmware to replace BIND, but to each his own.
– Hasaan Chop
Nov 21 '09 at 0:34
I don't see anything particularly sane about expecting router firmware to replace BIND, but to each his own.
– Hasaan Chop
Nov 21 '09 at 0:34
dnsmasq isn't exactly a BIND replacement... but then if your home/SOHO network needs BIND, you're already running your own in-house DNS.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:53
dnsmasq isn't exactly a BIND replacement... but then if your home/SOHO network needs BIND, you're already running your own in-house DNS.
– quack quixote
Nov 21 '09 at 0:53
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If you're trying to connect via Remote Desktop, check and see if all of your machines are in the same workgroup. (I'm assuming based on your question that you're not running a domain at home - feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
At least in XP networks (you don't state what your computers are running...) I've seen instances where that makes a difference.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 14:48
AnonJrAnonJr
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Thanks, but they're all in the same workgroup. I used to run a domain and everything worked perfectly then, but not now.
– jasonh
Nov 22 '09 at 2:23
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If you're trying to connect via Remote Desktop, check and see if all of your machines are in the same workgroup. (I'm assuming based on your question that you're not running a domain at home - feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
At least in XP networks (you don't state what your computers are running...) I've seen instances where that makes a difference.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 14:48
AnonJrAnonJr
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Thanks, but they're all in the same workgroup. I used to run a domain and everything worked perfectly then, but not now.
– jasonh
Nov 22 '09 at 2:23
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If you're trying to connect via Remote Desktop, check and see if all of your machines are in the same workgroup. (I'm assuming based on your question that you're not running a domain at home - feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
At least in XP networks (you don't state what your computers are running...) I've seen instances where that makes a difference.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 14:48
AnonJrAnonJr
1,0941119
If you're trying to connect via Remote Desktop, check and see if all of your machines are in the same workgroup. (I'm assuming based on your question that you're not running a domain at home - feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
At least in XP networks (you don't state what your computers are running...) I've seen instances where that makes a difference.
answered Nov 21 '09 at 14:48
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answered Nov 21 '09 at 14:48
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answered Nov 21 '09 at 14:48
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answered Nov 21 '09 at 14:48
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Thanks, but they're all in the same workgroup. I used to run a domain and everything worked perfectly then, but not now.
– jasonh
Nov 22 '09 at 2:23
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Thanks, but they're all in the same workgroup. I used to run a domain and everything worked perfectly then, but not now.
– jasonh
Nov 22 '09 at 2:23
Thanks, but they're all in the same workgroup. I used to run a domain and everything worked perfectly then, but not now.
– jasonh
Nov 22 '09 at 2:23
Thanks, but they're all in the same workgroup. I used to run a domain and everything worked perfectly then, but not now.
– jasonh
Nov 22 '09 at 2:23
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I have this exact configuration working on my network at home, its very convenient. One setting that may make a big difference is in the "Advanced" settings under "DHCP/DNS" turn on the "Use Internal Caching DNS Forwarder." That will enable the DNS server on your router which will also deliver your router's IP as the DNS server in all DHCP requests. With the DNS server on, you should be able to now lookup all of the hosts on your network. I am even able to lookup the hosts which get a Dynamic IP address by hostname using this configuration.
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:53
heavydheavyd
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sounds like this is already configured (he mentions the router's IP as DHCP-assigned DNS server) ... tho it's good to double-check.
– quack quixote
Nov 22 '09 at 18:04
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I have this exact configuration working on my network at home, its very convenient. One setting that may make a big difference is in the "Advanced" settings under "DHCP/DNS" turn on the "Use Internal Caching DNS Forwarder." That will enable the DNS server on your router which will also deliver your router's IP as the DNS server in all DHCP requests. With the DNS server on, you should be able to now lookup all of the hosts on your network. I am even able to lookup the hosts which get a Dynamic IP address by hostname using this configuration.
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:53
heavydheavyd
50.8k12124156
sounds like this is already configured (he mentions the router's IP as DHCP-assigned DNS server) ... tho it's good to double-check.
– quack quixote
Nov 22 '09 at 18:04
add a comment |
I have this exact configuration working on my network at home, its very convenient. One setting that may make a big difference is in the "Advanced" settings under "DHCP/DNS" turn on the "Use Internal Caching DNS Forwarder." That will enable the DNS server on your router which will also deliver your router's IP as the DNS server in all DHCP requests. With the DNS server on, you should be able to now lookup all of the hosts on your network. I am even able to lookup the hosts which get a Dynamic IP address by hostname using this configuration.
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:53
heavydheavyd
50.8k12124156
I have this exact configuration working on my network at home, its very convenient. One setting that may make a big difference is in the "Advanced" settings under "DHCP/DNS" turn on the "Use Internal Caching DNS Forwarder." That will enable the DNS server on your router which will also deliver your router's IP as the DNS server in all DHCP requests. With the DNS server on, you should be able to now lookup all of the hosts on your network. I am even able to lookup the hosts which get a Dynamic IP address by hostname using this configuration.
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:53
heavydheavyd
50.8k12124156
answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:53
heavydheavyd
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answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:53
heavydheavyd
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answered Nov 22 '09 at 17:53
heavydheavyd
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sounds like this is already configured (he mentions the router's IP as DHCP-assigned DNS server) ... tho it's good to double-check.
– quack quixote
Nov 22 '09 at 18:04
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sounds like this is already configured (he mentions the router's IP as DHCP-assigned DNS server) ... tho it's good to double-check.
– quack quixote
Nov 22 '09 at 18:04
sounds like this is already configured (he mentions the router's IP as DHCP-assigned DNS server) ... tho it's good to double-check.
– quack quixote
Nov 22 '09 at 18:04
sounds like this is already configured (he mentions the router's IP as DHCP-assigned DNS server) ... tho it's good to double-check.
– quack quixote
Nov 22 '09 at 18:04
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It's a very long time I do not fiddle with router's firmware, but here are my only two ideas:
it could be a DNSmasq configuration problem of . It would be useful if you would post your dnsmasq.conf file, maybe. That file is heavily commented, so it should be easy for you to see what options might play a role in your problem.
it could be a problem with the host names (if they have a dot in it they are looked up on the internet instead of being retrived from the router).
Additional information that you might consider providing:
- Windows version you are using
- Tomato version you are using
- Host names of your local machines
Hope this helps!
answered Nov 26 '09 at 12:49
macmac
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It's a very long time I do not fiddle with router's firmware, but here are my only two ideas:
it could be a DNSmasq configuration problem of . It would be useful if you would post your dnsmasq.conf file, maybe. That file is heavily commented, so it should be easy for you to see what options might play a role in your problem.
it could be a problem with the host names (if they have a dot in it they are looked up on the internet instead of being retrived from the router).
Additional information that you might consider providing:
- Windows version you are using
- Tomato version you are using
- Host names of your local machines
Hope this helps!
answered Nov 26 '09 at 12:49
macmac
1,339919
add a comment |
It's a very long time I do not fiddle with router's firmware, but here are my only two ideas:
it could be a DNSmasq configuration problem of . It would be useful if you would post your dnsmasq.conf file, maybe. That file is heavily commented, so it should be easy for you to see what options might play a role in your problem.
it could be a problem with the host names (if they have a dot in it they are looked up on the internet instead of being retrived from the router).
Additional information that you might consider providing:
- Windows version you are using
- Tomato version you are using
- Host names of your local machines
Hope this helps!
answered Nov 26 '09 at 12:49
macmac
1,339919
It's a very long time I do not fiddle with router's firmware, but here are my only two ideas:
it could be a DNSmasq configuration problem of . It would be useful if you would post your dnsmasq.conf file, maybe. That file is heavily commented, so it should be easy for you to see what options might play a role in your problem.
it could be a problem with the host names (if they have a dot in it they are looked up on the internet instead of being retrived from the router).
Additional information that you might consider providing:
- Windows version you are using
- Tomato version you are using
- Host names of your local machines
Hope this helps!
answered Nov 26 '09 at 12:49
macmac
1,339919
answered Nov 26 '09 at 12:49
macmac
1,339919
answered Nov 26 '09 at 12:49
macmac
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answered Nov 26 '09 at 12:49
macmac
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Try cleaning the ARP cache on both machines (a reboot should suffice) and see what happens.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 13:03
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Try cleaning the ARP cache on both machines (a reboot should suffice) and see what happens.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 13:03
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Try cleaning the ARP cache on both machines (a reboot should suffice) and see what happens.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 13:03
lorenzoglorenzog
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Try cleaning the ARP cache on both machines (a reboot should suffice) and see what happens.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 13:03
lorenzoglorenzog
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answered Nov 26 '09 at 13:03
lorenzoglorenzog
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answered Nov 26 '09 at 13:03
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I need to check the facts.
You have replaced firmware in the router.
You have given both computers DHCP assigned but static IPs using the router.
You can ping each machine by IP address.
You can sometimes ping by computer name but not always.
The macbook does not have the problem with hostnames.
If so, this is about were windows resolves the computers hostname into an IP address.
Since it is not using NetBIOS to get the IP, it will use the hostname to resolve IP, it is first going to check itself, then the hosts file and then the DNS server to do this.
So a problem with the DNS server results? The fact that it works sometimes and not others is problematic.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 17:27
sKevinsKevin
515
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I need to check the facts.
You have replaced firmware in the router.
You have given both computers DHCP assigned but static IPs using the router.
You can ping each machine by IP address.
You can sometimes ping by computer name but not always.
The macbook does not have the problem with hostnames.
If so, this is about were windows resolves the computers hostname into an IP address.
Since it is not using NetBIOS to get the IP, it will use the hostname to resolve IP, it is first going to check itself, then the hosts file and then the DNS server to do this.
So a problem with the DNS server results? The fact that it works sometimes and not others is problematic.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 17:27
sKevinsKevin
515
add a comment |
I need to check the facts.
You have replaced firmware in the router.
You have given both computers DHCP assigned but static IPs using the router.
You can ping each machine by IP address.
You can sometimes ping by computer name but not always.
The macbook does not have the problem with hostnames.
If so, this is about were windows resolves the computers hostname into an IP address.
Since it is not using NetBIOS to get the IP, it will use the hostname to resolve IP, it is first going to check itself, then the hosts file and then the DNS server to do this.
So a problem with the DNS server results? The fact that it works sometimes and not others is problematic.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 17:27
sKevinsKevin
515
I need to check the facts.
You have replaced firmware in the router.
You have given both computers DHCP assigned but static IPs using the router.
You can ping each machine by IP address.
You can sometimes ping by computer name but not always.
The macbook does not have the problem with hostnames.
If so, this is about were windows resolves the computers hostname into an IP address.
Since it is not using NetBIOS to get the IP, it will use the hostname to resolve IP, it is first going to check itself, then the hosts file and then the DNS server to do this.
So a problem with the DNS server results? The fact that it works sometimes and not others is problematic.
answered Nov 26 '09 at 17:27
sKevinsKevin
515
answered Nov 26 '09 at 17:27
sKevinsKevin
515
answered Nov 26 '09 at 17:27
sKevinsKevin
515
answered Nov 26 '09 at 17:27
sKevinsKevin
515
515
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Are the machines firewalled?
– Breakthrough
Sep 3 '09 at 0:54
Good question. I'll have to check.
– jasonh
Sep 3 '09 at 21:29
So, the machines are firewalled with Windows Firewall, but it's kind of intermittent. Some of the time the machines can ping each other by host name, other times not. Interestingly, my Macbook has absolutely no trouble with host names on the network. Any new ideas?
– jasonh
Nov 20 '09 at 22:47
probably you should reformulate your question, because I believe it's windows issue, not router/DNS
– Davide
Nov 20 '09 at 22:54
What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
– AnonJr
Nov 21 '09 at 0:06