pldt is using new dns servers, apparently. such a headache. problems came up but i'm happy to report that they're currently solved.
two days ago, devices on our wlan quit getting internet access. they were connecting to the router fine but no internet.
initially, i thought the problem was with the router -- that its wifi chip or something was fried because the pc on ethernet cable was working normally. i got so anxious that i thought i'd just buy a new router just so i could calm down.
fortunately, i remembered noticing a week ago that pldt gave us a new ip address. the muss of being on dynamic ip, i know. see, i use analytics on a site & noticed that my log ins were reported with a different code.
SO i stopped obsessing about the router & thought about this other circumstance of the problem -- the pc that was running OK is on OpenDNS[dot]com & the problematic devices (just so happened that they're wireless) were still on automatic and was using the isp's (pldt) dns servers.
i worked with that info. i manually entered the opendns codes on one of them, bam! it had internet access again! this worked on the others too. phew. problem determined and solved. so relieved, thank goodness i didn't have to buy a new router.
two days ago, devices on our wlan quit getting internet access. they were connecting to the router fine but no internet.
initially, i thought the problem was with the router -- that its wifi chip or something was fried because the pc on ethernet cable was working normally. i got so anxious that i thought i'd just buy a new router just so i could calm down.
fortunately, i remembered noticing a week ago that pldt gave us a new ip address. the muss of being on dynamic ip, i know. see, i use analytics on a site & noticed that my log ins were reported with a different code.
SO i stopped obsessing about the router & thought about this other circumstance of the problem -- the pc that was running OK is on OpenDNS[dot]com & the problematic devices (just so happened that they're wireless) were still on automatic and was using the isp's (pldt) dns servers.
i worked with that info. i manually entered the opendns codes on one of them, bam! it had internet access again! this worked on the others too. phew. problem determined and solved. so relieved, thank goodness i didn't have to buy a new router.
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