> DNS entries have NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with whether they can connect or
> not. It must just be a coincidence. DNS, as Im sure you know, just
> resolves ip addresses to names and vice versa, but in Windows, you
> specify all IP addresses for tcpip settings, so I dont see HOW the DNS
> change can affect anything connect-wise.
I actually used to think the same, but it *can* keep you from connecting,
at least in NT4. With windows95, you can leave the DNS settings blank and
let the them be sent down the pipe when the user signs on, and everything
works fine. IF you try to do the same thing under NT4, it refuses to
negotiate and you end up with an error (error 629, I believe it is). A PPP
trace showed it was blatantly rejecting the DNS servers we were sending
it. Perhaps the same thing is happening under 95.
Marc Powell
Telalink Technical Support