obtaining dns server address?
17 May 2005, 09:11 PM
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obtaining dns server address?
how do you obtain a dns server address of an ISP? im trying connect to xbox but im still getting dns error even through a router. Thought connecting was supposed to be a no-brainer???
17 May 2005, 10:06 PM
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Do a search in google. I just tried and there were quite a few pages with people having the same problem.
http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/live/start...nd/wanadoo.htm - shows how to set up xbox live on wanadoo.
http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/live/start...nd/wanadoo.htm - shows how to set up xbox live on wanadoo.
17 May 2005, 10:52 PM
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havent a clue am i missing something blatantly obvious here or what & im in IT....how complete novices do it ive no idea...this is really starting to p1ss me off. Got a netgear router & trying to work out how to allow the ports it needs...
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Thanks for the help guys - but I'm still struggling (I'm blonde and proud!) 
OK - Xbox - big black thing with a green X on it under the telly. I plug everything in like it says in the manuals and then do the 'Connect' thing. It goes through 3 stages (as far as I can see). It gets through the first 2 bits OK but then on the 3rd bit I keep getting DNS errors. The toruble shoot info it gives me is to set the configuration to automatic - which I've done, but still keep getting the errors.
All the webpage help sections are pretty Greek to me - can no one explain it in words of one syllable.....? (I've spent a lot of time over the last year translating techie manuals into English - but I needed the help of friendly, English speaking techies!)
My Broadband supplier is AOL - will that make any difference.....?
Will name my first born child after whoever can fix this for me!
OK - Xbox - big black thing with a green X on it under the telly. I plug everything in like it says in the manuals and then do the 'Connect' thing. It goes through 3 stages (as far as I can see). It gets through the first 2 bits OK but then on the 3rd bit I keep getting DNS errors. The toruble shoot info it gives me is to set the configuration to automatic - which I've done, but still keep getting the errors.
All the webpage help sections are pretty Greek to me - can no one explain it in words of one syllable.....? (I've spent a lot of time over the last year translating techie manuals into English - but I needed the help of friendly, English speaking techies!)
My Broadband supplier is AOL - will that make any difference.....?
Will name my first born child after whoever can fix this for me!
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18 May 2005, 10:04 AM
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Looks like the X-Box is using DHCP. Is your router (which is acting as DHCP server) set up with the correct DNS addresses? It may be the PC works because it knows them but the router doesn't, so can't pass them to the X-Box when it gives it an IP address.
These are the aol.com domain nameservers:
aol.com name server dns-01.ns.aol.com
aol.com name server dns-02.ns.aol.com
aol.com name server dns-06.ns.aol.com
aol.com name server dns-07.ns.aol.com
These are the aol.com domain nameservers:
aol.com name server dns-01.ns.aol.com
aol.com name server dns-02.ns.aol.com
aol.com name server dns-06.ns.aol.com
aol.com name server dns-07.ns.aol.com
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