Re: (de)activate Ethernet connection by restricted user.

From: TheDragon (plandregan_at_gmail.com)
Date: 12/18/04


Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:39:50 -0000


"René" <anonymous@email.com> wrote in message
news:uNCmiuT5EHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the other answer! I will try it.
>> In addition to the other reply - how often is your internal DNS server
>> going
>> down? This should not be a common occurrence -
>
> The local DNS is on a Linux box. The box starts up a little bit slower
> then the WIN2K workstation. Apparently at start up WIN2K checks the DNS
> that are available and registers the first in row that works. The first in
> row is the local DNS the rest are remote DNS. I did this that I can browse
> the Internet without the local DNS, when in the weekends Linux box is
> turned off, for instance.
>
> When I turn on the WIN2K too early it will register one of the remote DNS
> that won't know my local domains of cause. The only way I know to register
> DNS is to disable and re-enable the network connection. You know a better
> way?
>

You could set the primary DNS server to your internal one, which mush have
either forwarders set or be using the 12 root hints on the internet.
Then set the secondary to your ISP. So when the internal one is not
available it will fail to respond, and the client will use the secondary.

>



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