I'm trying to configure a new router (a Linksys WRT160Nv3) with DD-WRT. It seems that no matter what the settings, DNS lookups fail. I can't ping anything outside my network (I get an unknown host message), can't connect in a browser, etc.
I've tried matching the settings in DD-WRT exactly (I think) to the settings for a WRT54GS I have running DD-WRT (which is currently working fine), but to no avail.
I've tried explicitly setting Google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4) as well as the OpenDNS servers.
What can I do to further troubleshoot this problem? I'm not extremely familiar with networking in general and especially diagnostic/command line tools that would be useful in this situation.
Best Answer
First thing: try pinging an IP address, such as
8.8.8.8. You said you're getting anunknown hostmessage; that means you pinged a domain name and the DNS lookup failed, but that doesn't tell us anything new.Does it not work (likely no response)? Well, it seems your new router isn't connecting to the Internet.
One cause of a router silently failing to connect to the ISP that I've encountered is if you forgot to clone the MAC address of the previous device you used to connect to it. See my answer here for more details.
If that isn't the cause, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong on your end, so you should contact your ISP's support and tell them you can't ping.