DNS doesn't work with Linksys BEFSR81 and Windows 98 SE if not using DHCP

Have a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router BEFSR81 V3
Firmware Version: 2.45.5, Sep 15 2003

I am running Windows 98 Second Edition on my computer

My ISP, Verison, uses PPPoE.

The router is my DHCP server.

If the Windows 98 SE system uses DHCP to get its IP address
everything works fine.

If I hardcode the IP address routing works correctly (I can
get to any specific IP by nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn, but if I put in a
name I get a host not found message.

If I enable DNS on the Windows 98 SE system and put in the
IP address that the BEFSR81 is using, then everything works
fine.

However, if I put in the router's IP address (192.168.1.1)
in as the DNS server then no hostname lookup works.

So, how can I tell the router to be a DNS server or tell Windows 98
SE to use "whatever the 192.168.1.1 is using" or
"whatever the gateway node is using"?

You are not giving anything specific so.

To reach any computer on your local network simply enter:
\\YourComputerName\ and hit return.

Of course, substitute your computer name above.

Should get to the computer w/o problem. If it does not you may want to
reset your DSL/Router and try the above. It go with the default settings.

"Mark Fineman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Have a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router BEFSR81 V3
> Firmware Version: 2.45.5, Sep 15 2003
>
> I am running Windows 98 Second Edition on my computer
>
> My ISP, Verison, uses PPPoE.
>
> The router is my DHCP server.
>
> If the Windows 98 SE system uses DHCP to get its IP address
> everything works fine.
>
> If I hardcode the IP address routing works correctly (I can
> get to any specific IP by nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn, but if I put in a
> name I get a host not found message.
>
> If I enable DNS on the Windows 98 SE system and put in the
> IP address that the BEFSR81 is using, then everything works
> fine.
>
> However, if I put in the router's IP address (192.168.1.1)
> in as the DNS server then no hostname lookup works.
>
> So, how can I tell the router to be a DNS server or tell Windows 98
> SE to use "whatever the 192.168.1.1 is using" or
> "whatever the gateway node is using"?