Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:31:25 -0400 From: Frank Laszlo <laszlof@vonostingroup.com> To: "Donald J. O'Neill" <donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> Cc: software@schmittnet.com Subject: Re: Host name question Message-ID: <4176CB1D.2020606@vonostingroup.com> In-Reply-To: <200410201245.08345.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> References: <4176477D.2030207@schmittnet.com> <41768D59.8010405@netmaster.ru> <41768FD9.1060805@schmittnet.com> <200410201245.08345.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm>
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>>search albyny.adelphia.net
>>nameserver 192.168.0.1
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>
>You've got 192.168.0.1 listed as a nameserver. Can't be. That's the
>ip address of your Netgear router, it acts as a DHCP server not as
>a DNS server. What is albyny.adelphia.net? Is that your ISP? You
>need to get one or more nameserver ip's from your ISP. That's what
>goes in resolv.conf
>
>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Bill
>>
>>
>
>Don
>
>
Most modern routers act a DNS servers these days, it is possible that
the router is setup this way, and the router actually just forwards the
dns requests to his ISP's nameservers.
Regards,
Frank
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