Don't do it !!!
if you have rules that contain domains they NEED to do DNS lookups.
Also if you use the security servers on the firewall they also require DNS.
regards
PD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Schuster [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:38 PM
> To: 'Sumash Singh'; FW1-mail (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [FW1] browsing too slow
>
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> Disable DNS on your FW gateways. What you are most likely experiencing is
> a
> DNS timeout on your firewall, not your client.
>
> Steve Schuster, CCSE, CCNA
> Midwest ISO
> Security Analyst
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sumash Singh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 1:54 AM
> To: FW1-mail (E-mail)
> Subject: [FW1] browsing too slow
>
>
>
> Hey all,
>
> I have a very strange issue that I would like to run past you all. Abt 2
> weeks ago, we noticed that the internet browsing on PC's started to take
> extremely slow. I fire up my browser and type in a URL like www.sun.com
> The
> PC waits and waits and after abt 25-30 secs, just then seems to fly
> through
> the loading of the page. I initially thought that this was a DNS problem.
> But if I do a nslookup from the fw, it returns the IP address immediately.
> This only happens with http though. Any ideas or has anyone experienced
> the
> same b4
>
> Thanx all
>
> Sumash
>
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