If you type an incorrect web address you will often be redirected to a page from your ISP (probably plastered in adverts) and you'll have to type the whole address again to correct it. Wouldn't it be nicer if it left the mis-typed URL intact and said "not found" so you could quickly correct the mistake?
This can be achieved by changing the DNS servers you're using to look up website names - this is how to do that for the Thomson SpeedTouch 510 modem/router:
- First discover the IP address of your modem device (the closest one to the phone line) a common value is 192.168.1.254 or perhaps 192.168.1.1
- Then you need to log in remotely from a connected computer using 'telnet':
- If you're on windows download & install PuTTY and use that
- On linux use the command: telnet [modem IP address]
- Type the username/password which may be written on the box, or might be "administrator"
- Once you're sucessfully logged in complete the following steps by typing in the commands.
dns server route list
Make a note of these first in case you need to change back.
Then to delete all existing entries:
dns server route flush
Then add the new DNS servers (examples here are Google's DNS servers):
dns server route add dns=8.8.8.8 metric=5 intf=Internet
dns server route add dns=8.8.4.4 metric=10 intf=Internet
Check that these new servers have been registered:
dns server route list
Finally save your changes to the modem so that it persists:
saveall
