[plug] DNS - reply to BillK

[James Elliott]

Hi Bill

The ISP says to disable DNS in Windows TCP/IP setup - so, "yes", it is a
Windows instruction as both the D-Link device and ISP instructions assume
Windows as the OS.

I will try the measure's you suggested (resolv.conf).  I am not sure what
you mean by: "Also, are you running a real, not a cacheing dns?" - I don't
understand the question ... perhaps you would be kind enough to expand on it
for me.

Thanks for your help

James Elliott
Ravensthorpe Computers
ABN 34 305 232 710
Tel:   08 9838 1043
Fax:  08 9838 1049
Cell:  0428 39 6052
E-mail:  James.Elliott at wn.com.au
Australia Post:
PO Box 228, Ravensthorpe WA 6346
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Kenworthy" <billk at iinet.net.au>
To: "Perth linux Users Group" <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] DNS


> Hi James, not at all sure the 0.0.0.0 is correct - did you get that from
> the windoze instructions?
>
> As a short term fix, try and add the isp's dns to /etc/resolv.conf and
> see if that fix's things.  Also, are you running a real, not a cacheing
> dns?
>
> e.g.,
> search ispdomain
> nameserver isp.dns.num.ber
>
>
> BillK
>
> On Mon, 2002-05-06 at 08:14, James Elliott wrote:
> > I have a D-Link gateway device and it works fine as far as dialling up
when I insert an Internet address into Konqueror or other browser's address
line - however it only responds to numerical addresses:
> >
> > 203.10.1.20   - dials up and connects to westnet.com.au
> > www.westnet.com.au - "cannot find server"
> >
> > Obviously there is a DNS problem.  I left the DNS settings in the D-Link
gateway as 0.0.0.0 because that is what you are meant to do if your ISP
provides the DNS service.  However, when I could not get through to
non-numerical addresses I did insert the primary and secondary DNS addresses
into the D-Link server, but to no avail
> >
> > My routing table is attached (it lost its column formatting by pasting
it here, inline, but is easy to read if opened in a text editor).
> >
> > I would be grateful for any suggestions
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > James Elliott
> > Ravensthorpe Computers
> > ABN 34 305 232 710
> > Tel:   08 9838 1043
> > Fax:  08 9838 1049
> > Cell:  0428 39 6052
> > E-mail:  James.Elliott at wn.com.au
> > Australia Post:
> > PO Box 228, Ravensthorpe WA 6346
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