Public DNS server?

[Duane Morin]

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Wizard wrote:
> You can also try the root server A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (198.41.0.4) for testing
> purposes. Use it from the command line using nslookup:

This, too, gives me "DNS request timed out.  timeout was 2 seconds.  Can't 
find address for server A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.:  Timed out."

Here's a theory -- will I be able to find another DNS client to run on my
XP box, instead of the default one?  Rule out that aspect of the problem.
I have to assume at this point that for some reason my XP box is 
denying incoming DNS-related traffic?  Does that make sense?  It 
seems like it wants to make the request, and I can ping these 
machines, but I'm guessing now that XP is somehow blocking out 
the very response it is waiting for.

Duane