Public DNS server?

[mattg at theworld.com (Matt Galster)]

Any chance the XP built-in firewall is whacking this, or there is a
filter on the IP stack?

MEG

>-----Original Message-----
>From: discuss-admin at blu.org [mailto:discuss-admin at blu.org]On Behalf
Of
>Wizard
>Sent: Thursday, 13 February, 2003 10:15
>To: Duane Morin
>Cc: discuss at blu.org
>Subject: RE: Public DNS server?
>
>
>> This, too, gives me "DNS request timed out.  timeout was 2
>> seconds.  Can't
>> find address for server A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.:  Timed out."
>Try:
>C:\> nslookup
>...
>> server 198.41.0.4
>Default Server: a.root-servers.net
>Address: 198.41.0.4
>
>> (try a lookup)
>
>> 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.
>
>I don't know if that will solve your problem, as it likely has
>something to
>do with that PnP message that you had. It seem as though your
>DNS lookups
>are failing, but not your actually connectivity. I might try
>going to cygwin
>and playing there with ftp, lynx, sendmail, etc., and see what kind
of
>errors that you get (you'll need to use IP address, as cygwin
>uses Windows
>calls for lookups).
>
>Also, I'd try to enter some values in your
>/winnt/system32/drivers/etc/HOSTS
>file as hardcoded IP addresses, and see if you can access
>those. Here's a
>few:
>sourceforge.net 66.35.250.203
>blu.org 216.235.254.231
>cff.org 63.111.57.27
>slashdot.org 66.35.250.150
>
>Lastly, the suggestion that Jerry Feldman suggests in his
>email would tell
>you whether or not it's your computer or firewall.
>
>Good luck,
>Grant M.
>
>
>
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