Can't access site

[kinmel]

Somanyholes was right about the parent DNS server record being wrong

OpenDNS support have replied that the hosting company for www.emcs.co.uk has not set up A Records for the URL

Apparently the DNS servers that are working now are running on Caches of the old A Record and more will fail as their caches update.

OpenDNS has failed first because it is very quick to propagate changes.

Domain Reversal Lookup

[Rik]

Thanks for the update, Alan.

[Den]

After long chat with both EMCS and James @ Idnet I looked at my router settings. 

VCI set on 35 not 38
Set up for Bridged LLC not VC-MUX
Primary server: 208.67.222.222   not  212.66.36.3
Secondry : 208.67/220.220  not   212.66.40.3

When ever I press save either after trying to change or not it says Username incorrect and will not let me change settings.

All still works but will not let me onto EMCS site   

[Glenn]

Is it a 2700? If so, you will need to use the javascript to save the changes "javascript:document.pagepost.submit()"

[Den]

Yes it is a 2700hgv  How is it I was able to set it up OK in past and what has changed?  I have never used javascript before so lessons will be required. I have a brand new 2700hgv that has never been set up is it worth changing over and set that one up from scratch, this one has held synch for months.   

[Simon]

I wonder if the settings you are seeing are just the default options, Den?  It may already be set correctly.  I can't point to them now, but what do the connection status pages say?

[Rik]

I have never used javascript before so lessons will be required.

Once you have entered your username and password, Den, don't hit submit, but in the address bar, type javascript:document.pagepost.submit() then hit <enter>.

[Steve]

What about Opera is that still compatible?

[kinmel]

Den, the fault is not with your PC or router.

The easiest way to set the 2700HGV up is to just run the built-in setup routine, it never fails to work.

The entries regarding VCI = 35 and Bridged LLC are not the settings the router is actually using, they are the defaults.   208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 are the openDNS servers.

The reason you cannot reach www.emcs.co.uk  using some nameservers is that their hosting company has still not set the A-Record correctly, even though I emailed them and pointed out the problem.

If I set the name servers in my O.S. to point to Idnet  and leave my router pointing at Opendns then I can reach www.ecms.co.uk, if the O.S. is pointing to the router, or to OpenDNS then it fails.

The working DNS servers are using their cache to resolve www.ecms.co.uk, when they update they will fail too.

[Den]

Alan, I have just installed my 2700hgv (latest version) and I can now access EMCS sites     Just got to learn more about the router now 

[kinmel]

Alan, I have just installed my 2700hgv (latest version) and I can now access EMCS sites     Just got to learn more about the router now 

The new router will be using the IDNet DNS Servers instead of OpenDNS'

[Den]

That's what I thought just got to figure which WAP security to use and how to set it up. At the moment I am running on WEP 

[Den]

Sorted WAP2 now 

[Steve]

Beam me up Scottie

[Simon]

Shouldn't that be Welshie? 

[Steve]

Missed that episode

[Simon]