This document describes how to bypass DNS Relay on an ASUS router.
This is based on my experiences with an ASUS AAM6000EV router, firmware revision 71146a1, connecting to Eclipse Internet.
You may find you have a loss of DNS function with the ASUS router. This may happen:-
I myself have experienced a loss of DNS after using Dial Up Networking sessions when in bridged (but not NAT) mode. However, other users have experienced similar DNS problems in a variety of different circumstances in both NAT and bridged mode. My feeling is that these problems are all related in some way.
Anyway, if you find that you have a loss of DNS, where you can ping your ISP's DNS servers, but you cannot resolve names when your hosts are using the router for their DNS (i.e. using DNS Relay, which is the default for the NAT and bridged setup procedures), then you should bypass DNS Relay.
To bypass DNS Relay, simply change your hosts' DNS addresses to point to your ISP's DNS servers instead of the router.
If you are unsure of these, you should see your ISP's DNS addresses listed if, in the router configuration, you select Statistics, PPP, then click STATUS to view the status of Channel 1 - they are listed as IPCP : local options : primary DNS server and IPCP : local options : secondary DNS server.
Last modified 02/03/2002.