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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. > > > >_______________________________________________ >Discuss mailing list >Discuss at blu.org >http://www.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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