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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 not work correctly, and IP addresses will resolve to 10.1.1.1

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 sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf

For Xtra they are (at 19/04/07) 202.27.158.40 202.27.156.72

Now save the file.

Lock it with sudo chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf

This will permanently lock your DNS-values. (to unlock, use chattr -i)