Re: cannot resolve hostname

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Subject: Re: cannot resolve hostname
From: Bob McConnell <rmcconne@lightlink.com>
Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 11:24:25 -0400
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AG wrote:

(I don't know what all the IPv6 references are, but I assume that I cansafely ignore those).

That is not a safe assumption. If you do not have an IPv6 capable routerand DNS server, many applications will timeout before the IPv6 DNSrequest does. You need to disable IPv6 completely. It may actually becausing your current problem.


Bob McConnell
N2SPP

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