[clue-tech] resolver question

[Steve Lowe]

The way I understand it, It should work if 192.168.0.1 is a  
nameserver, even caching. If it's *just * a router, it won't return  
anything for DNS requests, forcing the request to failover to the  
other IP address in the list.

Did you restart the actiontec after making the changes? I just  
checked my computer and the settings in my router:
domain lowenet.net
nameserver 216.17.128.1
nameserver 216.17.128.2

Which are the nameservers for FRII which I have configured in my  
Linksys router. Incidentally, I've got the Actiontec in bridging mode  
since I have the /29 network from FRII. One of the IP addresses is  
assigned to my Linksys for the LAN, and it serves DHCP.

On Sep 16, 2006, at 11:49 PM, Jeff Cann wrote:

> When I get a DHCP lease on my linux box, the resolver lists the  
> following:
>
> search domain.actdsltmp
> nameserver 192.168.0.1
> nameserver 205.171.3.65
>
> The 205.171 is Qwest.  However, when I try to resolve certain  
> domain names, they do not work.  If I change the first name server  
> to the other well-known Qwest name server [205.171.2.65], I am then  
> able to resolve any domain name.
>
> So, I thought:  Hey, I should be able to set the name servers on my  
> actiontec dsl device.  In the DHCP settings, I changed the name  
> server setting from 'automatic' to 'static' and filled in the  
> 205.171.2.65 and 205.171.3.65 IP addresses.
>
> This fixes the problem for DHCP clients.
>
> But, on further reflection, it seems like the first name server  
> [192.168.0.1] is supposed to go to my LAN router [since it's the  
> network address] and then into the great beyond.  Am I  
> understanding this correctly?  If this is the case, why won't name  
> server queries work consistently?
> Incidentally, even after I changed the actiontec DHCP settings, new  
> DHCP leases still give out the original 192.168.0.1 and the  
> 205.171.3.65
>
> I am running the firewall and I have a static IP.  Not sure if this  
> affects the situation.
>
> I appreciate any thoughts.
>
> Jeff
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