DNS Settings for Westell 9100EM Router

I have continuously been experiencing issues with Verizon's preset DNS setting when using DHCP, and therefore plan to use a different set of DNS servers (I hear that 4.2.2.1 - 4.2.2.5 are recommended in the DC area where I live).
I wonder, however, where to change the DNS setting in the router. The 9100EM has primary and secondary DNS settings both for the LAN (i.e. the internal network) (under My Network - Network Connections - Network (Home/Office)) and for the external WAN network (under My Network - Network Connections - Broadband Connection (Ethernet)).
Are the settings for both networks supposed to be identical, or can I use different settings for the LAN and for the WAN.
Any recommendations which DNS servers I should choose for either network connection?
Thanks a lot

ralf18 wrote:
I tried to set the LAN DNS at 192.168.1.1 but receive an error message ("DNS Server cannot have the IP address of Wireless Broadband Router Network"). The same happens when I set the DNS to the external IP address of the router.
If you are trying to do that in the router's UI, no kidding.
If you are trying to do that on a computer behind the router, perhaps the router does not act as a DNS Server relay.
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Bridging a Westell 9100EM Router to a Netgear N600

Hello there,
I was wondering if there was a way to turn my Westell 9100EM Router into an access point/bridge, so I can setup my Netgear N600 Router to work as a client, so that the signal is evenly and more furtherer spread across my house. I am an intermediate when it comes to networking, so a step-by-step would be heavily appreciated. Thank you!

If you have FiOS TV service, then you shouldn't bridge it. Verizon interlaced so many TV features into the westell router that it would probably put a damper on your FiOS TV experience.
These features include
The Guide System and Updates
The Video On Demand
The Widgets
Caller ID on TV
Multi Room DVR
Remote DVR
So if you have FiOS TV, don't bridge. Instead you CAN piggy back the router, and get the same affect. Follow the instructions below.
Can I use my wireless or an extra router along with the Verizon provided router?
If you don't have FiOS TV service, then Check Which Wan LIGHT is lit on your router.
If you have just the ETHERNET WAN lit, then just simply release your ip address of your westell, disconnect it and plug in your router. Configure it for DHCP and you should be good to go.
If you have Coax WAN Lit, then you can make a choice.
You can hook up ethernet cable from the Verizon ONT directly to your router. Call Verizon and ask them to switch you to ethernet (online chat also might be able to help you do this)
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Slow connection with westell 9100Em router...

i decided to make my own thread and mayb a tech support will see it and solve my problems or anybody that know why this happens and can help me with this.
1. my first problem is my speed, i never get what i paid for which is 20/5 and i know u wont always get your max speed but atleast close to it. the only time i get close to that speed is when i reset or reboot my router which is a hassel to do everytime i get on internet or when i call tech support to reset my ONT which is also a hassel to do everytime i get on the internet.
they tried to resolve it by saying its the router but i just got a replacement router yesterday, which is also a westell 9100EM router and still the same problem. if its not consistent with the speed, i will call tech support again but so far its not, its down to 5/1 and even 2/0.8.
2.my ping is really high, 500ms average and the max today was around 900ms and that i know its really bad when i know its suppose to be less than 100ms or even less than 50ms. so with this high ping, i cant play online on my 360 b/c the connection to each player is really bad with that high ping. my bullets for call of duty 4 modern combat is really laggy, so bad it lags for about a second or two which makes u a dead duck when you are out in the open.
if anyone can help me with this problem, i will appreciate your efforts.

If you send me a private message with your account info, I will look into your service and get this resolved for you.
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Wireless IP Camera Won't Connect To Westell 9100EM Router

I'm trying to connection an IP camera, on Fios, to my Verizon Westell 9100EM router.
Connecting the camera via a wired connection works fine. Port forwarding is automatically configured when turning the camera on, at TCP ANY 554, and the IP camera is viewable on the web. No worries.
However, when unplugging the cord, the router never recogizes the camera. Not after resetting, powering off/on, etc. Both the WEP and SSID are set correctly on the camera. All other wireless devices (laptops, Xbox 360, iPhone, etc.) work fine on the router.
Naturally, the camera people blame Verizon and Verizon blames the camera people.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!

What are the details on the camera (Make, model, etc) ?
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Westell 9100em router forgets custom DNS Setting

Is anyone else trying to use custom DNS settings with their Westell 9100em routers? My problem is that when/if it loses its connection to Verizon (either system glitch or power on/off), the DNS settings revert to the system default (choose automatically). I use OpenDNS...and its great. This is very frustrating. I used to have an Actiontec that worked just fine before the router itself died.. This problem seems to be specific to Westell - it remembers everything else (SSID, security keys etc) but resets the DNS settings.
Tech support has been no help. They just send me a new Westell (arrrrrgh!) that does the same thing . Apparently the shipping people just pull "a router" off the shelves and ship them. Seems like a firmware bug to me. Today they sent me to the 'Billing group" who told me that I'd have to pay $150 if I wanted an Actiontec!!!!
All I want is for them to send me the latest Actiontec (since I never had this problem with them before).
Anyone else run into this? How'd you resolve it?
Thanks

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Trouble replacing Westell 9100EM router w/ Asus RT-AC68U

I got a new router (ASUS RT-A68U) and want to replace the Westell 9100EM that came installed w/ my FiOS package.
I have the new router connected, and it can get to the internet just fine. It's gui says it's connected to the internet, and I can use it's onboard diagnostics to ping google.com, do a tracert, etc. However, none of the devices I connect to the new router can get an IP address. My WIRED connection from the PC to the router is unable to get an IP, even after ipconfig /release and /renew (Windows 7, from command line). My mobile phone can connect wirelessly to the new router, but is also unable to get an IP address.
Are there some settings I need to manage in order to have it automatically assign IPs to connected devices? I've set the new router to use google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.8.4). Do I need to use verizon's servers first? Is there a change to the subnet mask or anything else that I'm missing?
Thanks to anyone who can offer some advice
-Adam

ajhartman wrote:
I got a new router (ASUS RT-A68U) and want to replace the Westell 9100EM that came installed w/ my FiOS package.
I have the new router connected, and it can get to the internet just fine. It's gui says it's connected to the internet, and I can use it's onboard diagnostics to ping google.com, do a tracert, etc. However, none of the devices I connect to the new router can get an IP address. My WIRED connection from the PC to the router is unable to get an IP, even after ipconfig /release and /renew (Windows 7, from command line). My mobile phone can connect wirelessly to the new router, but is also unable to get an IP address.
Are there some settings I need to manage in order to have it automatically assign IPs to connected devices? I've set the new router to use google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.8.4). Do I need to use verizon's servers first? Is there a change to the subnet mask or anything else that I'm missing?
Thanks to anyone who can offer some advice
-Adam
Reset the router to factory defaults by pressing the reset button,
By default the router is set up as 192.168.1.1 so enter that address in a browser and connect
The default login is uerid admin and password admin
you should be able to use Quick Internet Setup QIS
Your fios account will give you an automatic dhcp address and no userid and password is required for that
at this point your router should be connected to the internet.
Using the main manu select lan and make sure the dhcp server is turned on (it's the radio button toggle at the top), should be by default and it should be handing out addresses on the 192.168.1 subnet.
On your machine run cmd and type in ipconfig /all - certify that you have an ip address of 192.168.1.x
If you've set the router dns to the google dns servers after the router reset then ipconfig should also show you that your dns servers are what you entered on the router if so
All is OK an you should be up and running
You'll probably want to change the default wireless settings, how to do that is inb the user manual.
There is no need to reference the Verizon dns servers

Airport Extreme Base Station as bridge for Westell DSL router

I have searched the forums & internet and for the life of me cannot get my network to work properly! I hope you can help.
Here is the situation (I rent so chances are we will not be moving hardware anywhere):
- Westell (Verizon) DSL wireless router downstairs connected to the internet, 1 iMac via ethernet, and 2 ibooks via Airport cards
- One lonely Powermac G4 upstairs that does not have a wireless card
- One extra Airport Extreme Base Station with firmware version 5.7 installed & connected via ethernet/LAN to the G4
I figured the "easy" thing to do would be to use the AEBS as a wireless bridge to get the G4 online. The network utility has occasionally thought that the G4 was connected to the internet, but the internet didn't work at all when it said that!
I have been configuring the AEBS using my wireless ibook (G3). I "unchecked" distribute IP addresses, and "checked" connect to network via WDS. I used the Westell's MAC address as the main WDS source. Under the "WDS" tab, I said to configure the AEBS as a remote station and the Westell router as the main station, and to allow wireless users to connect.
I have tried using the same Network name for each. WEP/WAP is NOT set up on either modem, so passwords aren't a problem. They are both set to channel 6. I am configuring the TCP/IP settings manually.
When the network names are the same, the internet either stops working, or the computers can't find the AEBS.
I don't understand why the AEBS seems unable to see the DSL network.

Hi,
Well, what I have been able to do is this:
I have a Westell Wireless DSL router, just like the one mentioned here, and just like the one mentioned in the article I made reference to, the one started by Mr. Müller.
As was mentioned in the Mr. Müller article, there are some possibilities that will work. They were submitted by a guy named Duane, from Texas. He gives three alternate possibilities, which he entitled "Solution #1, Solution #2, and Solution #3. He says all three of these alternatives will work, and in reading them over I came to the following conclusions: First, he really knows his stuff, and second, his proposed solutions would probably work.
Based on his comments I decided to take a risk yesterday - I put my older Mac Base Station in a drawer and invested in a new Airport Extreme.
Anyway, I digress...
What I've done is follow Solution #3. And it works! I now have a connection from my laptop to the Airport Extreme base station and the internet. I am typing this message using that connection. All I had to do was disable the wireless connection of the DSL router (using their software, of course), and connect the Airport Extreme, via the LAN Ethernet connector, to the Westel DSL router.
Now, all that remains for me is to extend the range of the base station, using an Airport Express. I haven't had any success with that yet, but I see no reason why I shouldn't get it to work eventually. If you can help me out with that, though, I'd sure appreciate it.
Best regards,
Patrick
Macintosh G5, Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

DNS settings for Airport Extreme Base Station

This month's MacWorld suggests that changing the DNS setting of the wireless device might increase the speed of the connection. What setting should my Airport Extreme Base Station use.
The Computer system says 10.0.1.1 and it works. When I entered the numbers they suggested I get no connection.
Any suggestions?

To change DNS setup on the Airport you need to put in the DNS change on the Internet tab. The Airport will always place itself as the main DNS server to the network clients that connect by DHCP, unless you set the Airport to static IP.. and it will use your ISP DNS server by default.. you can change them if you want. Just type in the new DNS you want to use.
This month's MacWorld suggests that changing the DNS setting of the wireless device might increase the speed of the connection.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2824564/slow-internet-edit-your-dns-settings.htm l
In most cases this is really so minimal as to be insignificant. The airport should cache the regularly used DNS addresses and you can test it by ping to your local DNS or the DNS recommended by MacWorld??.. but honestly a few ms is not going to change the world. To the clients the local network addressing should be still using the Airport as the main DNS.. you can setup manually in each device a different DNS but that can give local network issues as it then has to find local clients by broadcast.
I have a complex dns setup for other reasons.. getting past geolocks..
If I ping my local ISP dns I get
ping 202.76.170.228
PING 202.76.170.228 (202.76.170.228): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 202.76.170.228: icmp_seq=0 ttl=61 time=25.422 ms
64 bytes from 202.76.170.228: icmp_seq=1 ttl=61 time=25.984 ms
64 bytes from 202.76.170.228: icmp_seq=2 ttl=61 time=25.504 ms
64 bytes from 202.76.170.228: icmp_seq=3 ttl=61 time=24.933 ms
64 bytes from 202.76.170.228: icmp_seq=4 ttl=61 time=25.297 ms
64 bytes from 202.76.170.228: icmp_seq=5 ttl=61 time=25.258 ms
64 bytes from 202.76.170.228: icmp_seq=6 ttl=61 time=24.915 ms
If I ping google DNS. 8.8.8.8
ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=0 ttl=57 time=37.985 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=37.562 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=37.715 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=37.639 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=57 time=36.845 ms
If I ping the US DNS server.
ping 208.122.23.22
PING 208.122.23.22 (208.122.23.22): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 208.122.23.22: icmp_seq=0 ttl=51 time=187.209 ms
64 bytes from 208.122.23.22: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=187.398 ms
64 bytes from 208.122.23.22: icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=186.681 ms
64 bytes from 208.122.23.22: icmp_seq=3 ttl=51 time=187.030 ms
64 bytes from 208.122.23.22: icmp_seq=4 ttl=51 time=186.731 ms
64 bytes from 208.122.23.22: icmp_seq=5 ttl=51 time=186.967 ms
It is very obvious the best ping is the ISP dns because the route path is shorter..
Google is very good but still takes longer and of course dns in another country is much worse.

Help with Preference pane DNS settings for Mail

I have a mail (not Apple Mail) issue with my Entourage Mail. I keep getting
the following error message and I have verified the server settings in my
mail accounts are correct for ATT that uses pop.att.yahoo.com. I manage to
get mail most of the time but I still get the following error message:
Error Description
Error:
Entourage cannot find the server. Verify the server information is entered correctly in the Account Settings, and that your DNS settings in the Network pane of System Preferences are correct.
Explanation:
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Error: -1370
My System Preferences/Network/Advanced/DNS point to my 2wire Gateway combo
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http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32784/namebench and each time you
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I am lost on what I need to do correct the Network pane of my System Preferences.
Should it point to the router or to good DNS?
I do not think this is a Microsoft Entourage issue.
Have others seen this issue or is unique to my setup.

Going to sleep on and see how it works in the morning.
The problem is solved and I have checked the Yes button that my
question has been answered. The following is a copy of a posting
two days ago to the Microsoft Entourage group that should work
just as well for Mail users.
If you are tied of getting the following Entourage error
message -3170 over and over again, read on.
Error:
Entourage cannot find the server. Verify the server information
entered correctly in the Account Settings, and that your DNS
settings in the Network pane of System Preferences are correct.
Explanation:
Could not retrieve mail
Error –3170
Thanks to a tip from Diane Ross I have gone two days without
getting the error message.
First, I know the Account Settings for my ATT DSL service
have been correct for some time and have not changed.
The short version of the fix that worked for was to open
the OS X 10.6.3 (Snow Leopard) System Preferences/
Network/Advanced/DNS panel and add some better Domain
Name Servers from my location.
The default (or before) OS X setting was:
DNS Servers: Search Domains:
192.168.1.254 gateway.2wire.com
Note both were dimmed. The server listed tells OS X to use
the ATT provided combo 2wire modem/router for my DSL service.
The change that seem to have worked for me was to leave the
Search Domain the same; however, I added some good servers that
bypass the 2wire gateway with its automatic DNS setting.
DNS Servers: Search Domains:
208.67.220.220 gateway.2wire.com
208.67.220.222
65.68.49.51
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I found the ‘good’ or better DNS Servers by making several runs
using the free Google utility called namebench 1.2
<http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32784/namebench>
This utility takes some time and will make suggestions from your
location. If you add the namebench recommendation and run it
again it will find a better recommendation. I had to make several
runs to find the better DNS Servers for my location. The first or
primary is called OpenDNS, the second is a backup for the OpenDNS
and the third is SBC Global TX now owned by ATT and I live in
Texas. Note I ended with the default IP address.
FYI, I tied using the selected servers in the 2wire gateway in the
manual mode rather than the default automatic mode and it just
did not work right. Some pages would not open and others were
slow. For this reason I run the router in the automatic mode for
DNS and control things using the OS X Network preference pane.
The addition of preferred DNS Servers in my Preference seems
to have slowed down and hopefully stopped Entourage 2008
version 12.2.4 -3170 error messages.
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Westell 9100EM Router Firmware - latest version?

I have a Westell 9100EM FIOS Router with firmware version 2.01.02.00 . As far as I know, it's never been updated since the install several years ago since my update setting has been set to "Automatic Update DIsabled" from the pull-down choices in the Advanced Upgrade Firmware section in the Router setup screen.
All is working ok, no problems, but I was curious if there was a more recent firmware version available for download & install.
I found a link here and downloaded the firmware file (haven't tried installing) but I wanted to see if this was the latest version as the version # appears to be an earlier version.
The downloaded version # is A90-9100EM15-10_1.02.00.04 which would seem, at a glance, to indicate an earlier version # than my existing Router version.
Has anyone updated the Westell 9100EM firmware recently with the above version?
Solved!
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DNS settings for virtual host 10.6 server

We have just gone through a rebranding exercise, i.e. the company name has changed from 'mycompany' to our 'ourcompany'.
For various reasons we have decided to not rename our complete setup, but rather add a virtual host for our mail server including a second primary DNS zone for the new domain 'ourcompany'.
We are hosting our website externally, however since we added the second primary DNS zone incl. an A record (www) pointing to our external website hosts IP for 'ourcompany', workstations on our LAN can no longer access the website.
Running DIG for 'www.ourcompany.com.au' results in the correct A record IP address being shown, but it is still not showing in any browser – we also made sure we emptied our caches.
Although we thought this should work relatively easily, we are now totally confused as to the additional primary zones general settings... currently we allow zone transfer and provide an entry in the nameserver section.
Any ideas as to what might be going on here would be greatly appreciated.

Mr. Hoffman,
Than you very much for your reply - unfortunately, despite studying and testing your advice (incl. wesbite) we seem to not get much further.
Please find our comments inserted below...
MrHoffman wrote:
FWIW, both mycompany.com.au and ourcompany.com.au are real and registered domains; I'll presume they're not the domains you're migrating from or to. Accordingly, I'll use example.org for your old stuff, and example.com for your new stuff; the example domains are RFC-reserved for this usage.
Correct we are not using my bad example domains.
Each host should have one A record (and one AAAA record, if you have IPv6 active), and one of the more common errors in these migrations is setting up an A record for each new domain that might arrive; each host has one A (and possibly one AAAA) record, and that's the canonical name for that host. Externally, that'll probably be the latest name in any sequence (such as www.example.com), and all previous names (including www.example.org) will have CNAME entries.
To clarify do you mean the following: internally we should not have more than one A record for each host... i.e. one for example.org and one for example.com and presumably any other subdomains should be CNAME records?
2. externally we should change the A record for www.example.org to a CNAME record and create a new A record for www.example.com;
Internally (and here's why having a different domain inside is handy) use one of the old names; use example.org, for instance. This means you can use the public DNS services for the external web sites and resources; your internal DNS servers receive the requests for example.com hosts and go "duh, lemme ask somebody else for that", and that somebody else is the (public) DNS server your external DNS services for example.com hosts.
Exactly what we had initially done - basically we (naively) thought we could get away with only relying on external DNS translations... however that resulted in mail clients on our LAN loosing their connection every 5-10 minutes, thus we decided to setup another primary DNS zone which fixed that problem but created the other.
Please also note we have created a subdomain admin.example.com which properly resolves to the CMS backend - btw. from within this backend you can then preview the any page on the regular website with their non www. URLs.
Since the current setup resolves to the correct IP address I wonder if it could be a problem with the .htaccess rewrite rules the web developer has setup to remove the www. ... or is this too far fetched?
The usual trigger for not reaching the external A (or AAAA) records is either a stale cache on the particular client (for translations inside the Time To Live (TTL) values for the old DNS translations, or pending a local cache flush on each client), or (and this is more common) confusion over authoritative DNS servers; you have your internal DNS configured as authoritative for the new www.example.com domain, and also authoritative for the old www.example.org domain, and your external DNS is also authoritative for (probably) both domains. Internal requests get as far as the internal server, and get an authoritative translation (possibly being "no such host"), and don't go any further.
Safari & Firefox present with 'Server not found' errors.
So we are still stuck thus any further advice would be much appreciated.

Need help setting up an IP phone with the Westell 9100EM router

I have an IP phone that I use for work - it's an old fashioned Axxess phone by InterTel but it works. I've had both DSL and cable service before, using a Netgear wireless router with the phone and never had an issue with the phone connecting to our office phone system. I just recently moved and have FIOS and chose not to hook up the Netgear, since the Westell does DHCP just fine.
When I connect the phone, the phone is receiving an IP address from the router and I can see it's connected when I'm logged onto the router but it will not connect with our system. The phone runs through UDP port 5567 but connects usually with TCP port 5566. I can ping 5566 and get a reply. I can telnet our Remote IPC IP using 5566 and get a response but the phone times out after 60 seconds of not being able to connect.
I have checked out this website and am guessing it has something to do with port forwarding. I tried to make some changes but I'm not sure I understand enough about how it's supposed to work to feel confident that I put the right information in the right places!
I could really use a nudge in the right direction. The phone worked a few days ago on a DSL connection so I know the phone is working. Other users who work from home are not having issues with their IP phones so I've narrowed it down to the router. Both my computers are working on the system too.
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Anne

#1 http://i27.tinypic.com/2due29v.jpg
At that screen in your router, change the Starting IP so that it is
192.168.1.100
#2 On the Axxess phone by InterTel, setup a static IP outside of that range.
You can set any number that you want to BUT NOT: 0, 1, 100 to 255.
#3 Here is/are guide(s) for that router (This is based upon the screen images seen so far)
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Actiontec/MI-424-WRv2/MI-424-WRv2index.htm
^^
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Firmware Updates for Westell 327w Router?

hi there!
just curious if Verizon ever updates the firmware for the "Westell 327w" wireless router, and if so, where to find it.)
Westell's website just says talk to Verizon about it...
no big deal, just like to keep my stuff up to date.)
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The other users that updated the 327W to the new firmware claim that it messed it up. They recommend that you stay with your current firmware right now.

Settings for Netgear DM111P router on Broadband......

My broadband keeps dropping every 12-14 hours and I think it might be the Netgear settings that are the issue.
BT have re-sync'd the line and all is OK.
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Settings for fios actiontec router using coax when adding time capsule as ac router

I would like to set up my new time capsule as my main wireless router on a fios coax-wan internet that is currently using the m1424wr revisiion I router.
What are the settings i should use for the actiontec versus the time capsule and what is the best way to set it up to take advantage of the AC wireless on the TC without losing set top box features providing by the actiontec router over coax?
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Best setup is to bridge the TC.. which I think is how you set it up.
I got the TC to conenct via WAN to LAN on actiontec but i think that may limit my ability to take advantage of the capabilities of the time capsule.
You do miss the guest wireless network and BTMM on the TC itself... but otherwise it is the best for everything else.
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