At 14:46 09/06/01 +0100, Paul Millar wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Sounds like a resolver problem. What does your /etc/resolv.conf and
>/etc/nsswitch say?
>
>You might want to try adding "usepeerdns" to the list of pppd options.
>Most/Some IPS's PPP are configured to tell you the DNS servers each time
>you log in. With the usepeerdns option, pppd will create a file
>/etc/ppp/resolv.conf containing these servers.
>
>Works for me for NTLWorld, YMMV.
>
If all else fails, you could try kfdns from the scotlug website - it
configures bind to use the DNS system from the top down - i.e. it's ISP
independent. This config is really designed for boxes left switched on all
the time - untill the cache starts to fill up there can be a LOT of
latency, but it might help to identify any issues.
Colin
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