TP Link TD-W8968 static routing

selfbuilder1 · 05-09-2014 2:56pm #1

I am having trouble setting up a static route on this router. I am trying to route the google dns so I can set up my roku 3. I keep getting the message "destination address 8.8.8.8 shall have network prefix length". It doesn't add in the static route to the list. Any idea what is wrong?

Thanks

Cuddlesworth · 05-09-2014 3:00pm

None of what you said makes any sense.

You don't need a static route for DNS. For home networks, you don't need static route for anything.

selfbuilder1 · 05-09-2014 3:12pm

Sorry if I wasn't very clear. I want to set up the Roku to view US content and need to set up a static route as the Roku has the Google DNS built in so even if you change the DNS in the router it stills uses Googles DNS for Netflix.

Thanks

degsie · 05-09-2014 3:15pm

Here's what I have on my TP-Link router.

http://i58.tinypic.com/23uc6q1.jpg

selfbuilder1 · 05-09-2014 3:28pm

That's what I am trying to do but it won't add any to the list just keeps popping up the message about network prefix length.

degsie · 05-09-2014 3:42pm

Might be to do with netmask, so set it as follows...
Netmask = 255.255.255.255 or Prefix Length = /32

selfbuilder1 · 05-09-2014 5:27pm

degsie wrote: »

Might be to do with netmask, so set it as follows...
Netmask = 255.255.255.255 or Prefix Length = /32

Thanks a million that seems to have worked. There was no box for netmask but it seemed to work without it. What is netmask for?

degsie · 05-09-2014 6:07pm

selfbuilder1 wrote: »

Thanks a million that seems to have worked. There was no box for netmask but it seemed to work without it. What is netmask for?

Netmask is used to subdivide a network.

TP Link TD-W8968 static routing

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