Mark Lanctot Wrote: > What are you using as your IP address in SlimServer's DNS entry? You > have 3 possibilities: > > 1. Your router's IP address. By far the most common. However you > have to set your router to act as a DNS server and even then I couldn't > get it to work for me. > > 2. Your DSL modem's IP address. Just like the router, it can act as a > DNS server. This works for me some of the time, but when I get "Can't > find address for SqueezeNetwork" I know it's not working. > > 3. An external IP address. IMHO the best option. It always works for > me. You can use the one your ISP is providing for you - your router > will pick this up. I believe your computer will also pick this up if > you're using DHCP - type "ipconfig /all" at a command prompt (Start - > Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt). > > When a change is made to a website's IP address, it takes some time to > filter down to all DNS servers, so the problem may resolve itself in a > day or two. However if your DNS server was never working properly in > the first place, it will store its old information without updating it > and the Squeezebox will always read from this old cache, remaining > broken for good. > > AOL has to follow the same networking conventions as everyone else. > They are supplying your router and/or your computer with an external IP > address as a DNS server - it will be outside your "home network range" > of 192.168.1.x.[/QU > > Thanks for this Mark - how do find and recognise the IP address that my > ISP is providing for me? and then how do I change it in SS DNS > directory? - I am using AOL. > > Thanks
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