[linuxbmc]

HI Team
I run the xstream Linux box running on Gotham. Its running on Gotham 13.1.
I don't have any issues except that I cant change my dns address to get around the geo blocking .
I use smart dns. I went to system---settings and looked in there but theres no tab that will show me my network settings and where to change stuff such as dns1 and dns2.
Perhaps seeing as its a Linux platform theres no add on for it in Gotham and hence why its missing.
Has anyone came across this before or can recommend a work around.
I suppose I could ssh into the box and try etc /etc/resolve.conf with nameserver1 and nameserver2 for my smart dns entries but rather avoid this if possible and besides im not sure what the root password would be anyways.
I have asked the company this via support but nothing back from them yet.

Any helped or ideas be appreciated.


below are the specs


* Quad Core Mali400 High Performance 3D GPU



* Amlogic A9 Dual Core Neon HD CPU



* 1GB RAM (DDR3)



* 8GB Total Internal Storage



* USB Storage Extendable (Flash Drives/HDD)



* SD Storage Extendable (Up to 32GB!)



* 802.11b/g/n internal Wifi



* HDMI 1080P video output



* 10/100 Ethernet Port



* 3.5mm Coaxial SPDIF Digital Audio Output (Surround Sound)



* 4x USB 2.0 Ports

[black_eagle]

Can't you just set your router's DNS addresses to point to smart DNS rather than using the ISP assigned ones ? Most DHCP enabled routers that I've used, set the DNS addresses to point to themselves, then hand the queries off to the ones set by your ISP.

[linuxbmc]

Hi Black eagle thanks for the reply buddy , being honest I never thought about doing it this way asi didn't want to screw around with my router settings in order to achieve this , but hey if it works fine and go as long as it doenst bring any latency?

I use Overplay's DNS , they provide the username and password and a record of my ip address gets automatically pushed to their servers that validates me I guess.

I see this post here also mind you its for a different version , Frodo which I just upgraded from to gotham 13.1.

http://code.google.com/p/xbmc-smartdns-updater/

[elusien]

I too use Overplay SmartDNS and it works fine.

You can display the DNS settings in XBMC via SYSTEM->SYSTEM INFO->NETWORK. It is not possible to change the setting in XBMC.

(EDIT- I've just seen your new post. Interesting, perhaps you can update it using this add-on. I might have a look at it myself)

As Black Eagle says, the best way is to change the settings in your router. If, like me your ISP (Cyta in my case) has locked down your router, then you will have to do it via the startup scripts. HOWEVER, YOU DO NEED THE ROOT PASSWORD.

For An ATV e.g.

If you have a Windows PC download the Bitvise SSH client from http://www.bitvise.com. MAC OS has a built-in SSH client called 'terminal' in the 'applications>utilities' folder.

SSH into the ATV (assuming you know your ATV user-ID and password) and execute the following commands:


sudo mv /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.orig
sudo sh -c 'echo "supersede domain-name-servers <ipaddr1> <ipaddr2>;" >/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf'
sudo sh -c 'cat /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.orig >>/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf'


Where '<ipaddrn>' is the ip-address of the primary and secondary DNS server you want to use, e.g. 123.456.789.012 123.456.789.014

Then reboot your system and check the "SYSTEM INFO" tab in XBMC to ensure that the new DNS values have been picked up.

These are the commands I used on my crystalbuntu system earlier this year.

P.S. There are only 3 commands, all beginning with 'sudo'. The post may show the second command split over two lines, do not type it as two lines!

[nickr]

Correct, it is the OSes job to provide DNS services, not XBMC.