Slow connection through Linksys router

OK, but what exactly is the syntax of the entry in the DNS box?

4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2

Just string the two values separated by a space? Thanks so much for the help, if this works I'm Home Network Hero again.

--Alan

Hi Alan,

I understand the questions, mine is just one dns, return key, than the 2nd dns. They would be a list -- if you wish, I can send you a screen shot off the webboard. Just e-mail me at makellogg1@mac.com and I'll send that off. Good luck!

Mike

MacBook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

HERE IS A SOLUTION for the OSX vs. Linksys WRT54G problem. On the Mac go to System Preferences.. ..Network.. ..TCP/IP window. Enter the following for DNS

4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2

Then click on Configure IPv6. Turn it OFF. Save your settings.

This restored my internet speec (Comcast cable internet connection).

Of course what I don't know is what functionality or security I just lost by turning off IPv6. Anyone who has an answer to this, let me know. Thank Michael Kellogg for his help, he's The Man.

This trick worked. The Mac support site indicates that IPv6 is not necessary, so turning it off should not be a problem. But where did you get those two values for DNS1 and DNS2?

Those numbers are some well known, good performing DNS servers. Fortunately, you can use any DNS you want and are not limited to those provided by your ISP. My ISP has some awful DNS and I use the same values mentioned - I think they are Verizon's.

OK, that is great information. Thanks for posting it. Have a great day!

OK, that is great information. Thanks for posting it. Have a great day! So should I use these values in my router setup as well?

You can use them in both the router and your Mac. It will likely improve performance to have them set the same.

Once I find a DNS that works well, I set it in my router too.

Yup, manually entering my ISP's DNS servers in the TCP/IP DNS Server box fixed the issue for me as well. This shouldn't be necessary, but it works!

My router is a Netgear and doesn't have this issue with Linux or Windows.

Hope Apple fixes this.

Eric

Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

woooo! thanks!!!! finally a solution... and of course not from Apple.

"finally a solution... and of course not from Apple."

???

As a bare minimum list, Apple has provided the following avenues for help:

1. physical user's guide included in package, online copies of all user's guides
2. setup assistants
3. tutorials
4. Mac Help available in Finder menu bar; application Help available in menu bar
5. clickable question icons available on most System Preferences panels
6. Read Me's with software downloads
7. online chat with a support agent
8. 90 days AppleCare phone support included with products
9. www.apple.com/support/ - which includes individual product support pages, hundreds of thousands of articles in the Knowledge Base, these very Discussion Boards, as well as its very own help page: http://www.apple.com/support/help/site.html

Hello everyone,

I don't mean to be rude, but Apple was completely unable to help with this problem. They are friendly and have assisted in many of my questions as a newbie (which I am grateful) but this question was just beyond what they knew about the problem. I hope they put it in their database so they can help others.

Thanks!

Mike

MacBook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Fair enough. Has a solution to this question been added to (or is it even appropriate for) the User Tips Library of Discussions, or is it relatively unimportant in the overall scheme of things, or does it instead belong somewhere on the Linksys Support website?

I'm pleased that this solution has worked for others--perhaps those that use Comcast--but these settings have not worked for me on repeated attempts.

I'm sorry this fix hasn't worked in your case. Perhaps you can give us some information - ISP, errors, etc and we can search for a solution. I know how extremely frustrating it is when the Internet doesn't want to work.