I found a solution - and I want someone to explain this to me. . .
1. I tried everything but burning brown rice and sacrificing small
rodents to my computer. Set just about every nameserver and DNS option
I could think of, including leaving them blank. I even tried "home" as
a domain entry! (which got old fast. . .)
2. I then turned on DHCP. (I had noticed that there were issues with
DNS not being enabled either)
Previous to this, I was using my NT PDC as a DHCP server, with my STN
box statically addressed. This time, I turned off the DHCP scope on my
NT box, (disabling DHCP), blew away all the NT boxe's leases, cleared
the DHCP on my client machine, booted STN, and now it works. (I'm using
it now).
I want someone to explain to me why this #%*&! thing would -not- route
until I turned on DHCP? Why does it not even -dial- unless DNS is
enabled?
Jim (the confused!)
Jim Harris wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> Been there, done that, bought the tee-shirt!
>
> I tried setting the dns nameserver to a known nameserver on my ISP.
> Actually, that is one of the -first- things I tried. . . .
>
> (I also discovered, that if I do -NOT- set DNS enabled, the modem would
> never dial)
>
> Still no joy.
>
> One of the reasons I think it is a -routing- issue, is that if I do
> -not- use nameservices at all in my call, and try to connect directly to
>
> an IP address (no name service necessary!) it still does not route.
>
> Just when I'm thinkin' I'm on the top of the world, something like this
> comes along just to humble me! (grin!!)
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Jim
>
>
> Patrick Belliotti wrote:
> > At 09:30 AM 3/27/00 -0800, you wrote:
> > >I'm futzin' around with this, and ran into a bit of a problem.
> > >
> > >I have a network within the ip space of 172.31.*.*, 255.255.0.0
> > >
> > >I can build a disk, and see STN at its address (say 172.31.100.1)
> > >
> > >I have (on the internal network tab), the name server set to the same
> > >address.
> >
> > That's wrong. This should either be blank or the IP your ISP gave you.
> >
> > This is from STN's own help file:
> >
> > Name Svr
> > Knowing what IP address to put here can be tricky. Here's the rundown:
> >
> > � If you are using ShareTheNet's integrated DNS Server (chosen on the
> > Options Tab), you can either leave this blank or enter the IP address of
> >
> > the DNS server that your ISP gave you. If you leave it blank, then
> > ShareTheNet will use the top level DNS servers directly, bypassing your
> > ISP's name servers completely. This will normally be slower than using
> > your ISP's name server.
> > � If you are using ShareTheNet's integrated DNS Server and you do not
> > leave it blank, then you will use your ISP's name servers for queries
> > that are not fulfilled by the integrated DNS server.
> >
> > � If you are not using ShareTheNet's integrated DNS Server, and your ISP
> >
> > uses DHCP to configure your cable modem or ADSL modem, then you should
> > still leave this blank.
> > � If you are not using ShareTheNet's integrated DNS Server, and your ISP
> >
> > does not use DHCP to configure your connection, then you should put the
> > IP address that your ISP gave you for name service here.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >I have configured the net features, DNS, no DHCP, all the monitoring
> > >tools except TCPDUMP.
> > >
> > >I can connect to my ISP directly via modem, and via an NT Proxy Server
> > >II also using a modem.
> > >
> > >I cannot get STN to route to the outside net.
> > >
> > >I even tried setting the name server address within STN to the address
> > >of a known nameserver on the external net.
> > >
> > >If I try to reach a named resource (i.e. www.dogpile.com) it cannot
> > >resolve the name. If I try to reach a resource by IP, it says the
> > >network is not reachable.
> > >
> > >What am I doing wrong? How do I get 172.31.*.* to route to the rest of
> > >the void?
> >
> > Not a routing problem at all. When DNS is hosed, lots of stuff fails...
> >
> > >
> > >Jim
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