I have a 2Wire router - it loses broadband connection a few times a day. Time talking to ATT Techs didn't fix it. So would changing my router's DNS fix it? I haven't toyed with it and don't want to break anything.
Does DNS affect broadband?
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InRomoWeTrust
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Can't answer your question solidly, but is there anything causing interference?
Cordless phones can be a pita since people like to keep'm by where they sit (at a computer with their modem/router beside it)
You can likewise sometimes have too many DSL filters. Or have problems with the modem/router overheating if it isn't vented properly.
Is the 2Wire router supplied by AT&T? If so, have someone from your AT&T service come out to replace it.
Cordless phones can be a pita since people like to keep'm by where they sit (at a computer with their modem/router beside it)
You can likewise sometimes have too many DSL filters. Or have problems with the modem/router overheating if it isn't vented properly.
Is the 2Wire router supplied by AT&T? If so, have someone from your AT&T service come out to replace it.
The microwave causes interference when It's on. However I do have cordless phones (kept mostly away from the router). Also it is moderately ventilated and it is supplied by ATT but has refused to replace it for freeInRomoWeTrust said:
froggyboy604
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Changing the channel of the Router to 1 seems to make my router more reliable than using the default channel which is usualy 6 or 11.
Channel 1 is a lower frequency than CH 6 or 11, and lower frequencies can go farther. I think this is one of the reasons why AM/FM radio have low Frequencies like 95.3 FM, so the signal can travel farther.
Changing the DNS can make the internet more reliable if your ISP DNS server goes down a lot, or isn't very good. DNS changes .com domain names like Google.com into IP addresses, so your computer can communicate with the server with IP addressses.
Google DNS and OpenDNS are pretty good DNS servers.
Channel 1 is a lower frequency than CH 6 or 11, and lower frequencies can go farther. I think this is one of the reasons why AM/FM radio have low Frequencies like 95.3 FM, so the signal can travel farther.
Changing the DNS can make the internet more reliable if your ISP DNS server goes down a lot, or isn't very good. DNS changes .com domain names like Google.com into IP addresses, so your computer can communicate with the server with IP addressses.
Google DNS and OpenDNS are pretty good DNS servers.
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