At Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:59:49 +0000 Alan Mackenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, Daniel, > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:50:13PM +0200, Daniel Beecham wrote: > >> > However.... looking up URL's is very, very slow. This is most >> > noticeable when running emerge. It is very also noticeable running >> > Firefox; the looking up is _much_ slower than on my existing Debian >> > sarge system. > >> > Presumably, I need to configure some sort of DNS cache, or proxy, or >> > whatever it might be called. I've looked in >> > <http://www.gentoo.org/doc/>, but couldn't find a network >> > configuration manual there. > >> > Would somebody give me a pointer, please? Thanks! > >> Where are your DNS-server, and how does your routes look like? >> I'd like to see your /etc/resolv.conf aswell. :-) > > /etc/resolv.conf: > ######################################################################### > # Generated by dhcpcd for interface eth0 > search Speedport_W_700V > nameserver 192.168.2.1 > ######################################################################### > [translation: A router/DSL modem (called "Speedport") at local address > 192.168.2.1.] > > I do # route (as root), and get this: > ######################################################################### > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > 192.168.2.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > default speedport.ip 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > ######################################################################### > > Er, where is my DNS-server? That's the entry in resolv.conf, isn't it, > i.e. the router at 192.168.2.1? That is the dns for your local lan. You need the higher level dsn server, the one your router uses. Log into your router via a browser and find out. allan
