[Ubuntu-SG] DNS on Ubuntu question

[Muhammad Heidir]

On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 09:02 +0800, C David Rigby wrote:

> On Monday 30,August,2010 08:23 AM, Mark Philip wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 on a netbook.
> > I'm connected to Starhub at home via wifi.
> > When I check on my connection, it reports that my primary DNS is my
> > wireless router's IP address, whilst my secondary DNS is the Starhub
> > IP.
> > 
> > Is this correct? I did not enable any DNS services on the router, as
> > it is set to obtain the DNS directly from Starhub. As a result, when I
> > surf the Internet, it takes a while to look up webpages as it
> > traverses the primary DNS first.
> > 
> > Is there a way to remove the primary DNS lookup from Ubuntu and
> > replace it with Starhub's DNS server instead?
> > 
> > Many thanks,
> > Mark.
> > 
> 
> Hello Mark,
> 
> Here's what I did.
> 
> 1. Make sure that there are no references to your desired network
> interface in /etc/network/interfaces. If there is one, comment it out,
> and restart your system.
> 
> 2. Go to System > Preferences > Network Connections. Add a new network
> connection. Use the "Wireless" tab if that is your interface type.
> 
> 3. Under the "IPv4 Settings" tab, the pull down menu allows you to
> choose "Automatic (DHCP) addresses only". Choose that, and then fill in
> your desired name servers.
> 
> 4. Once you save & exit, this network connection should now be available
> under Network Manager (on my system, it is a globe icon on the top tool
> bar).
> 
> FWIW, I also have Starhub, and my network performance has out right
> sucked for the last couple of months. I've tried lots of things, but
> nothing worked. I've concluded that it is a network performance issue
> over which I cannot gain traction. I'll not convince my financial
> manager (i. e., wife) to change providers, so I'm learning to live with
> it for the time being.
> 
> Good luck!
> David
> 


I do agree.

Starhub Mobile Broadband speed is getting worst. In my office, it
currently maxed around 5kb/s for web surfing. Slower than a dial-up.

I'm using 7.2 mbps.

But at home, it can reach speeds of up to 200kb/s. The highest speed
achieved was 800kb/s.

Somebody need to shake Starhub up. 

Muhammad Heidir

Launchpad: ~heidir
Team Ubuntu Singapore 


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