# Different DNS addresses for computer and modem/router

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-dns-addresses-for-computer-and-modem-router/517538>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 14, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-dns-addresses-for-computer-and-modem-router/517538 "2009-11-14T08:29:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-dns-addresses-for-computer-and-modem-router/517538/21 "2009-11-16T11:37:07Z")

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Looking good. See how you go with the wpad lookups.

Si

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-dns-addresses-for-computer-and-modem-router/517538/22 "2009-11-16T21:37:39Z")

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> [@si\_blakely](#):
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> Looking good. See how you go with the wpad lookups.
> 
> Si

I use Firefox and don’t have it set to detect proxy settings, and my wife uses IE and she doesn’t isn’t detecting proxy settings either.

I’m wondering now if wpad isn’t the problem. Even though the modem/router gives the error, we lose all Internet connection…from Instant Messenger to my wife’s Second Life connection. The Modem itself says we have Internet connection though. Next time it happens I’m going to do a tracert for 74.125.155.104 (Google) and see how far the trace goes.

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