![]() Apple however decided not to support the proprietary interfaces of those commercial services, but instead use a generic approach as described in RFC 2136 Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE). Many other routers offer this feature through one of the popular dynamic DNS services such as DynDNS. (TIP: If your DNS server numbers are GRAY, they are being assigned for you, from your service provider or router if they are BLACK, then they were manually entered and can be removed or changed in that window).If you are the owner of an Apple Airport Extreme base station, you may have wondered if it is possible to assign a static hostname to your dynamically changing ADSL IP address. If you don’t use a router, and you connect directly to a cable/DSL modem or over LTE/cellular, the settings can be changed manually in the “Network” system preference on your computer itself, as pictures below. If you need to change them, the router setup panel would be the place to do it. ![]() But for those who are wondering, they are usually stored in your wireless (or wired) router and passed to your computers FROM that device. ![]() If you have ever changed your DNS settings before, it is likely you know how to go back and change them again. We have also heard of people having issues using Google’s free DNS servers. We know currently that streaming does not work properly with DNS services from OpenDNS. The DNS changes worked, but while I had fixed the immediate issue, I unknowingly created another one and the problems with streaming started right after that. In cases like mine, I happened to change my DNS server settings a few months ago (hmm, right when the problem started) while I was troubleshooting some slow response issues with my ISP. If that is the case, and you are having problems anyway, you would need to contact your ISP (internet service provider) or Apple directly with your issues. In most cases, unless you are tech savvy or you like to tinker with your network setup, you probably have never changed your DNS server settings manually. ![]() For some reason, Apple’s streaming servers (as of this post being written) do not work correctly with certain DNS services (the people that provide that virtual “chart” or matching service mentioned above). “”) with the actual IP addresses of the computers or devices responsible for offering the requested services. In short, DNS (or Domain Name System) is what the internet uses to find devices, sort of like a lookup chart. It turns out the iTunes streaming service itself does not work well with certain DNS services. This weekend I wanted to rent a movie and watch it NOW, so I did some browsing and eventually found the solution to my problem. It did not, which means there was a problem somewhere that was not only making my AppleTV virtually useless, but also wasting my money. Huh? One time I let it buffer overnight, to see if it ever actually started. I would complete the rental, and then the iTunes Store would inform me that my stream would be “ready to watch” in anywhere from 8-11 hours. However, for the past few weeks, renting movies had become an exercise in futility. After renting movies on my AppleTV for the past few years, I had become used to the movie starting within minutes, even seconds of my completing the rental process.
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