Have an iPad? On a WiFi Network? Using DD-WRT? Trying to stream Netflix and it won’t stream? It’s a DNS compatibility issue!

If you try to play Netflix titles or movies on your iPad and you have a problem where clicking on play brings you to “Preparing to view…”, the navigation bar sides down, shows you the Netflix app splash screen then instantly redirects you to the original page you were on, it’s an issue with DNSMasq in DD-WRT.

Solution: either disable DNSMasq on your DD-WRT based router, or manually code your ISP’s DNS server into your iPad WiFi settings. Even better: hard code OpenDNS or Google DNS into there (208.67.222.222 and 8.8.8.8 respectively).

It took me a month of hunting to find the solution to this. I’m reblogging the solution because the blog where I found the solution has a horrible PageRank, Inanis.net has an awesome PageRank, and maybe this will help others find the solution faster.

Original solution found at: http://jpwhitehome.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/netflix-stalls-on-ipad-problem-resolved/

I am willing to bet quite a bit of money (not really) that my page is MUCH less popular than those two webcomics, but whatever.

Why is it that teh gugel has bestowed upon me such an awesome PageRank? Planets aligned oddly? I have awesome content? My WordPress theme gives me lots of traffic (not really)? I’m just a lucky guy whose circumstances always unfold in a fortunate way?

I have no idea, but since teh gugel thinks I’m important, I’m gonna start posting more content if I can. Maybe with the extra content and popularity, I can help some people. Oh, and ads. Those make money. I’ve put them up there both because of my insane PageRank and as an experiment to see if they do anything special.

Now, some of you (what am I saying, noone really reads my blog posts anyway) may think I’m selling out. Yeah, sure, maybe. But If I can help people both while hobbying (this site) and while working (my job) -and- make money doing it, then it’s a bonus for everyone.

Maybe then, I’m just a selfish person. I don’t know. I don’t suspect the ads will do ANYTHING at all and will disappear within a couple of months. We shall see, I guess.

Am I a sellout? Is this the best idea since sliced bread? Do you thing the gugle is insane for PageRanking this blog so high? Tell me in the comments.