DNS enable seems to cause problems

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:11:11 -0400, "Haggis"
in microsoft.public.win98.networking wrote:


"FACE" wrote in message
.. .


you say your DNS is servedup on port 8080 from your ISP ? and things seem to
work after making an intial connection...

True, with my own local HOSTS file being the first line DNS for resolution.
But I do not use my local HOSTS file for positive DNS resolution on internet
sites, only for the negative resolution of known adserver domain names for
redirection to local. I really hope that last sentence is coherent G

this line indicates to me that there is some sort of timeout/delay
connecting for DNS

Tcp LISTENING localhost 8080
Tcp TIME_WAIT localhost 8080

but once connected it is working ....maybe you should contact your ISP in
regards to a connection/authorization type delay.


OK, that is something else for me to go on. I had seen the TIME_WAIT
connections before I ever made the DNS enable changes in Network Options.
I know that my ISP polls the lines and will drop line if inactivity is
detected for a given amount of time -- they admitted that. Perhaps they
have a local (actually on my machine) timer sending info.

"weatherbug" is a little program that serves up climate conditions in your
area (usually sitting on the tskbar somewhere)


Yes. It is reading 39 degrees right now, i was unsure if it would be common
though, so I generic-ized it's description. G

if you want to do a little reading on the topic (you may find something
missed : )

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...7/wrkappf.mspx

watch out the link doesn't wrap on you

Thanks. Got it in full. Sometimes it's a good idea to leave wordwrap off in
the newsreader.

I originally enabled DNS checking in Network Options partially on the basis
of that article. I have had a feeling for several days that i might have
misinterpreted the following paragraph from that article:

"Important To use the HOSTS file for name resolution, the Enable DNS
option must be selected. To do this, use the DNS Configuration tab in TCP/IP
properties in the Network option in Control Panel. "

[Commentary -- this all started because i wanted to block advertising
pop-ups by address but did not want to block all pop-ups since some
informational boxes act as pop-ups.]

In any event, I do appreciate your input on this strangely intermittent
problem. (I just hate intermittent computer problems! -- they are hard to
track down.)

Cheers,

FACE