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Re: [LUG] Ethernet??

 

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:02:10 +0100
Paul Clark <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> > But what mainly puzzles me is that everything worked fine for the first
> > three months....[snip]
> 
> I've hit problems with D-Link routers before where their DNS cache fills 
> up and they then go sulky and need a reboot.  The solution is to turn 
> off DNS relay on the router and either put a real DNS server (from your 
> ISP) in your /etc/resolv.conf, or (better) install bind and run a DNS 
> cache locally.
> 
> [On Debian, 'apt-get install bind9' and remove any 'nameserver' lines in 
> /etc/resolv.conf]
> 
> Not sure if this explains your Mandriva problems, though - never used it!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul
>
Not sure that I understand all that. Perhaps I should mention that my
wife has a laptop computer (Windows XP, sorry about that) and she uses
my router (wireless) from another rooom. She has not had any problems
at all.
Neil

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