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Router instructions: Speedtouch 585 - THOMSON ST585v6sl

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    • CommentAuthorsgdunning
    • CommentTimeJan 1st 2009
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    Hope this is useful to someone - I just configured my router, which is a Speedtouch 585 AOL supplied router for OpenDNS. Here's how to do it:

    1. Open a command screen from your desktop, START, RUN, CMD, OK
    2. Telnet to your router, by typing 'telnet xx.xx.xx' where the x's are the IP Address of your router. Login with your Admin username and password.
    3. Type in 'dns server route list' this gives you a list of the dns servers set up.
    4. If like mine it will show a 'metric' setting of 10 if, so make your setting 5 as below. This will set the primary and secondary servers.
    5. Type in 'dns server route add dns=208.67.222.222 metric=5 intf=Internet'
    6. Type in 'dns server route add dns=208.67.220.220 metric=5 intf=Internet'
    7. Type in 'dns server route list' this gives you a list of the dns servers set up. Just to check that the changes that you have made are correct.
    8. If you made an incorrect entry you can remove it by typing 'dns server route delete dns=xxx.xx.xxx.xxx intf=Internet' Where the x's are the incorrect address.
    9. Once you're happy type 'saveall' to save the changes.
    10. You're done and good to go!
    • CommentAuthorsequential
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009 edited
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    Thx, very helpful. Even after doing "saveall", the router still seems to pick up default DNS servers in addition to the OpenDNS servers when it reboots.

    How do I instruct the router not to pick up ISP DNS servers when rebooting?
    Thankful People: jwilmshu
    • CommentAuthorcool110
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2009
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    2.5 type in 'dns server route flush' this deletes all dns servers
    • CommentAuthorboink
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2009
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    My SpeedTouch 715v5 did this too, however, the computers in this little home network are using OpenDNS.

    So, it's not a problem if the SpeedTouch modem has four dns servers as long as the right dns server is being used.

    b.
    • CommentAuthorwebMan
    • CommentTimeJan 25th 2009
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    When my router connects to the ISP adds 2 new dns server used by the ISP. the metric is 10 instead. what does metric means?

    dns server route list

    S 208.67.222.222 5 Internet UP *
    S 208.67.220.220 5 Internet UP *
    D 194.158.37.196 10 Internet UP *
    D 194.158.37.211 10 Internet UP *
    • CommentAuthorRed Prince
    • CommentTimeJan 25th 2009
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    @clifweb: Sometimes filling up all four DNS entries in your router prevents the addition of unwanted defaults. Try configuring it with the following (in that order):

    208.67.222.222
    208.67.220.220
    208.67.222.220
    208.67.220.222

    See if that fixes it for you.
    • CommentAuthorrotblitz
    • CommentTimeJan 25th 2009
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    • CommentAuthorwebMan
    • CommentTimeJan 26th 2009
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    NO It doesn't work: Failed to add DNS route. [Duplicate]
    • CommentAuthorRed Prince
    • CommentTimeJan 27th 2009
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    But they are not duplicates. They are four different IP addresses.

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