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An [ISP] owned by [TelecomNZ]. The largest ISP in NewZealand. !! Problems with Routers Xtra now gives out routers to new customers. These are D-Link models (502, 504T), which can lead to connection problems. (This is a D-Link issue). The DNS will intermittently not work correctly, and IP addresses will resolve to a different website. These models use an old version of [Linux] with a prehistoric DNS proxy server which is known to be faulty and abandoned upstream. IanMcDonald managed to get D-Link to release latest version of firmware as they were violating [GPL]. In theory you could fix this problem as the DNS proxy is only a very small package but the solution below is easier. My solution was to edit resolv.conf, and then lock the file. This will cause problems if you want to switch networks, but the file can always be unlocked and changed. I was also suggested an alternative method which I have not tried. My method: Open your /etc/resolv.conf and set valid DNS-servers <code>sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf</code> For Xtra they are (at 19/04/07) 202.27.158.40 202.27.156.72 Now save the file. Lock it with <code>sudo chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf</code> This will permanently lock your DNS-values. (to unlock, use chattr -i)
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