Re: slow url loading = pls. help

From: r1 (r1_97_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 16:03:19 -0700

anc wrote:

>
> I think I know what your problem is. The first thing I would do is switch
> off DHCP and assign fixed IP addresses for your DNS servers. Have a look
> in
> the file /etc/resolv.conf You should have one or two nameservers (it may
> be blank if DHCP has been used). Your ISP should at least provide a
> primary and secondary DNS server. Copy them into /etc/resolv.conf
> i.e.
>
> nameserver 212.23.8.6
> nameserver 212.23.8.1
> search zen zen
>
> The last entry will be a search entry for the domain but can be left
> blank. About 6 months ago I had exactly the same problem as you, slow DNS
> resolution but OK with IP numbers. It turns out my ISP had trouble with
> their secondary DNS server, and I had put the DNS servers in the wrong
> order. As soon as I edited resolv.conf everything was back to normal. I
> think your ISP is having problems with one of their DNS servers and you
> are connected to it, the problem may cure itself or have a look at the
> entries in resolv.conf and change the order.
>
> Email is either IMAP or POP3 so does not need DNS resolution and
> newsservers use nntp protocol(or something) which is why they are not
> affected. HTH

Thanks. Apparently you were right. It was a problem with the ISP (Adelphia).
The problem cured itself. It went away by itself.

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