Re: DNS server question...
From: Hairy One Kenobi (abuse_at_[127.0.0.1)
Date: 02/01/04
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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 10:32:55 -0000
"Steve Smith" <s.w.smithREMOVECAPS@ctliving.net> wrote in message
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> I also have DNS server questions. I recently had problems connecting to
the
> net and I was able to ping IP addresses but not domain names. This showed
> the problem was with DNS. I pinged the DNS servers and the "Request timed
> out". The ISP had provided static IP addresses and DNS server IPs which
had
> been entered manually. I was successful in pinging a third DNS server IP
> address and when I tried this one, my Internet connection worked fine. Is
> it correct to assume that if you can't ping the IP address of a DNS
server,
> then it's not going to work? Is there a better utility besides Ping for
> trouble shooting DNS servers? I'm also wondering if it's possible to use
> another ISP's DNS server?
nslookup. Not available with Win9x, but there are other tools that so the
same job and are readily available. Google is your friend..
Some ISPs (not all) allow you to use their DNSes.. remember that the longer
the time it takes to lookup an address, the longer everything else will
wait..
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