Since the resolution is almost always the same, I've added a section in 'NetworkProblemsBeginnersGuide' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkProblemsBeginnersGuide) on DNS and gateway settings.
> Connecting to SqueezeNetwork > > Once you have your Squeezebox communicating with your router, and your > Squeezebox communicating with SlimServer, what if you can't access > SqueezeNetwork? You'll see a message on the Squeezebox screen reading: > "Problem: can't find address for SqueezeNetwork. Press RIGHT to go on, > LEFT to enter setup." > > There are two items in setup which control how your Squeezebox accesses > the Internet and SqueezeNetwork in particular. These are DNS Server and > Gateway entries. > > DNS Server > > All resources on the Internet, including SqueezeNetwork, have numerical > IP addresses. A DNS server is an Internet server, usually run by your > ISP, which resolves human-readable names like www.squeezenetwork.com > into numerical IP addresses which is what computers, including > Squeezeboxes, actually use to access the Internet. If your Squeezenbox > reports "Problem: can't find address for SqueezeNetwork" this indicates > that it was instructed to find www.squeezenetwork.com but could not > resolve that name into a numerical IP address. > > This means: > > 1. You haven't set the DNS server address properly. > 2. The DNS server is slow. > 3. The DNS server is not responding. > 4. You don't have Internet access at all. > > The only thing you have control over is item 1. For items 2 and 3, you > may want to use an alternate DNS server. > > What DNS Server to Use? > > Most routers can be configured to act as DNS servers for your local > network, so you may wish to use your router address as your DNS server. > Your router will obtain DNS server addresses automatically from your ISP > (note these addresses can change), and each time one of your networked > devices tries to access a new address they request this data from the > ISP's DNS server, passing the response on to the networked device. > > However, this two-step process can sometimes be too slow for the > Squeezebox since routers are usually quite underpowered. > > Note some DSL and cable modems can also be used as DNS servers, but may > have the same problems as routers. > > If you encounter problems, enter your ISP's DNS server directly in your > Squeezebox's DNS server setting. You can find your ISP's DNS server > addresses in your router and/or modem configuration web page. You will > usually see a primary and secondary DNS server. Use the primary > address. > > Gateway > > This is the "gateway" on your private network to the Internet, the > public network. If this is not set properly, your Squeezebox won't know > which networked device to go to in order to get out to the Internet to > access a DNS server, find SqueezeNetwork and start playing > Internet-based music. The gateway is a device which has your internal > network on one side and the Internet on the other. In almost all cases, > this will be your router, so enter your router's IP address here. > > Unusual network configurations may use a DSL/cable modem as a gateway > or a computer with two network cards acting as an Internet bridge. In > all cases, use the address of the device which has the Internet on one > side and your private network on the other. Feel free to edit as required. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22377 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
