[HLUG] Limit to number of computers connected to BT broadband?

[Julian Robbins]

Hi everyone

It may be that your hitting a limit for the max number of devices connected
to a single fibre line for your isp wrt to the the number of devices
getting DNS.

You probably use upstream DNS from your isp.

If they are setting a limit of number of devices on your account you could
set one or more routers to use a different DNS like Google DNS on 8.8.8.8
or 8.8.4.4 or open DNS perhaps

That should fix your problem

Julian



On 22 Jul 2017 8:07 am, "Steve Horsfield via Herefordshire" <
herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Can all the devices see each other i.e. have you got one complete network?
> Where in the series are the non-connecting devices, near or far from the
> gateway device?
>
> Steve Horsfield
>
> On 22 July 2017 at 00:19, George DiceGeorge via Herefordshire <
> herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > Ive got BT broadband,
> >
> > I had 4 routers linked together in series
> >
> > and at the end we were getting 20 meg on one computer
> > and quite a few other devices connected
> >
> > but other devices couldnt get connected
> >
> > reporting DNS errors
> > "The DNS server isn’t responding "
> >
> > Is there a limit to the number of devices i should chain and connect?
> >
> > Ive got more guests coming tomorrow
> > and we want to connect more
> > and skype etc....
> >
> > 2 of the routers are old linksys WRT54G s
> >
> > advice please
> >
> >
> > george
> >
> >
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