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Re: Random loss of domain name resolution!



On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:36:37PM -0500, Raiz-mpx wrote:
> Dear:  Fellow Gnu/Linux Debian users.
> 
> I am at a loss as to solve this problem, other than to reinstall 
> Debian Sarge.  I am using a cable connection, with DHCP enabled 
> getting a permannet IP address from my hardware Zyxel ZyWall router, 
> which allows me to set IPs according to MAC addresses.  I am using 
> my cable companies DNS servers, other settings.  As far as Debian is 
> concerned its DHCP but always gets the same IP address by the 
> router.
> 
> When I surf the internet, sometimes after about a minute of trying to 
> load a webpage it times out on me with a DNS resolve error.  Then if 
> I immediately try to ping the webpage, it does not print anything to 
> the screen.  It just sits their like its waiting for input.  I have 
> to ctrl C to stop it. If I use traceroute on the web page, or any 
> web page it does the same thing.  
> 
> When I switch to a different machine, I am able to get to the webpage 
> in question, and everything works. I am able to ping the webpage, 

Does the different machine use the same name-server from the same ISP?



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