Re: Cannot get DNS when connecting to Demon from Windows 2000 Pro

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From: Jim Smith
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:55

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In article <3sid6nBbNui6EA1P@drbobw.demon.co.uk>, Bob Williams 
<newshound10@barrowhillfarm.co.uk> writes
>I have recently installed Windows 2000 Pro with Service Pack 1 on my 
>computer, but whenever I try to connect to Demon using Turnpike 
>(versions 5.01 and 6 beta 1) I am unable to get DNS. I can ping remote 
>machines using dotted quad addresses, so routing is working OK, but 
>translating host addresses fails.
>
>PPP adapter Demon:
>
>        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  :
>        Description                     : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
>        Physical Address                        : 00-53-45-00-00-00
>        DHCP Enabled                    : No
>        IP Address                      : 158.152.162.80
>        Subnet Mask                     : 255.255.255.255
>        Default Gateway                 : 158.152.162.80
>        DNS Servers                     : 158.152.1.43
>                                                        : 158.152.1.58
>

Assuming its not a typo, the subnet mask is wrong. It should be 
255.255.0.0. Having said that, if your subnet mask really was 
255.255.255.255 it would cause you more severe problems.
-- 
Jim Smith

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From: Jim Smith <jim@jimsmith.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Cannot get DNS when connecting to Demon from Windows 2000 Pro
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:55:35 +0000
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