Win98 DNS server lookup failures

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2 total messages Started by Steve Flynn Sat, 08 Sep 2001 12:51

#272

Author: Steve Flynn
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 12:51

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[Originally posted in demon.ip.support, when it really belonged in here, 
I think!]

Pardon me if this one has been done to death in here, I'm finding it 
difficult to google the archives because of the problem below - I can't 
consistently resolve addresses:

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 21:20:32  Failed to connect to POP3 server 
pop3.demon.co.uk:
[translating host name to IP address]
Connection failed - Host not found
  -- Winsock ERROR : DNS Authoritative: Host not found

Happens on a regular basis. I'm not running a DNS server here on this 
WIN 98 SE box - it's a SDU to demon, using their DNS, with an @guard 
firewall.

Often I'll get this message in my Turnpike logs within a few minutes of 
logging on, or I can fire off a 100 meg download, pop over to the pub 
and come back three hours later to find DNS still works perfectly.

Any ideas? Can anyone recommend a caching DNS server for Win 98 which I 
can use in the meantime to determine where the problem is - my box or 
demon...

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Re: Win98 DNS server lookup failures

#273

Author: Denis Mcmahon
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 15:54

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Steve Flynn <steve@powerband-solutions.com> wrote:

>[Originally posted in demon.ip.support, when it really belonged in here, 
>I think!]
>
>Pardon me if this one has been done to death in here, I'm finding it 
>difficult to google the archives because of the problem below - I can't 
>consistently resolve addresses:

Do a file search for "hosts, lmhosts"

If an incorrect address for a demon host is in any of these files, it
may be the problem.

Also check the demon dns servers are correct or server assigned in dun
or networking configs etc.

I have a problem on my machine that I can reproduce as follows:

1) Connect to company network.
2) Open ip applications.
3) Make dun connection.
4) Try to use any app opened at stage 2 to talk to a server.

This is I think due to the ip stack resetting, but the applications
don't get their ip settings reset unless they are closed and reopened.

If this sounds in any way a familiar scenario, then this may be the
problem, perhaps switching between two dun accounts with different
isps and not closing down and reopening apps?

Rgds
Denis
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Denis McMahon
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Email: denis@pickaxe.demon.co.uk
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