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Problem with XP not able to resolve DNS (AT&T Broadband, Linksys Router)

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From: Sammy
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 04:28
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I've got a Linksys 4 port router sharing my AT&T Broadband connection
between 2 computers.  One computer is running Windows XP and the other
Windows 2000.  I keep having this intermittent problem on the XP
computer only.  I lose my connection to the internet, or rather the XP
computer loses its ability to resolve DNS.

When the connection drops and I try to ping an address I get the
following:

***************
C:\>ping www.yahoo.com
Ping request could not find host www.yahoo.com. Please check the name
and try again.
***************

If I ping the address itself - no problem!
***************
C:\>ping 64.58.76.178

Pinging 64.58.76.178 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 64.58.76.178: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=242
Reply from 64.58.76.178: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=242
Reply from 64.58.76.178: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=242
Reply from 64.58.76.178: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=242

Ping statistics for 64.58.76.178:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 44ms, Maximum = 56ms, Average = 47ms
***************

All the while, the Windows 2000 computer can surf without a problem, I
can ping my router, my modem, and the other computer on the network.
I can also ping both the IP and the computer name of the other
computer. In order to correct the problem, any of the following works:

1)  Reboot
2)  Ipconfig /release  - followed by  -  ipconfig /renew
3)  Simply right clicking on the network connection and selecting
"repair"

Anybody else having this problem?  Anybody know how to resolve it? All
info welcome!

Thanks,
Sammy
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Subject: Problem with XP not able to resolve DNS (AT&T Broadband, Linksys Router)
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