topic Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs in OpenDNS

dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

muybn — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:20:47 GMT

I don't find dd-wrt's "Basic Setup" instructions (http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/OpenDNS#Intercept_DNS_Port) all that basic; I'm surely missing something. Option 1 on that page refers to a Setup tab and Option 2 mentions a Services tab. What are these tabs referring to? It instructs you to go to those tabs but gives no preface to where to find those tabs--in what program or configuration setting, etc. It mentions DNS, DHCP, and DNSMasq, so I'm assuming it's probably one of those, but I'm not sure which nor how to access these services. Since it's "basic," I would expect a few more details.

Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

rotblitz — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:51:09 GMT

Did you tell it DD-WRT? It's their description, not OpenDNS'.

Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

muybn — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 07:06:23 GMT

Thanks for your quick response. How does one tell them? Can you direct me to a forum sponsored by them? I didn't see any.

Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

muybn — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 07:08:45 GMT

Never mind, I think I found it.

Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

muybn — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:40:25 GMT

Weird...they have a "login/create account" link but you can't create an account, only log in. And I don't see any way to contact a webmaster or leave comments. Do you have contact with them to tell them these problems?

Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

rotblitz — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:21:59 GMT

Not me. I don't use DD-WRT. I'm just an OpenDNS user. Anyone else?

Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

Brian Hartvigsen — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 01:24:28 GMT

Are you actually using DD-WRT on your router? If not then their instructions won't be very useful.

Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

muybn — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:00:14 GMT

Thank you for the comment, Brian. User "papertrail" on forums.opendns.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=14356 gave the advice to go to the link above. He/she did mention "if you have dd-wrt fw installed on your router," but being completely new to the subject, I was left to assume that the instructions therein should be available on some OpenDNS screen. Live and learn to do the digging yourself. It would have been less confusing if the comment had also given the reference to the installation information.

I was able to install the firmware successfully and the wireless functions of my network were working just fine. However, after putting the OpenDNS settings in the router, I can't even browse to the router's control panel. Any ideas what's going on and what to do about it?

Re: dd-wrt Setup and Services tabs

rotblitz — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:13:26 GMT

Check that you followed the right instructions: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/OpenDNS

"I can't even browse to the router's control panel."

See http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Web_interface
What exactly happens if you try this?