Re: (PM) DNS Question (fwd)

Derric Scott (dtscott@scott.net)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 09:37:02 -0600 (CST)

Hello:

> At 12:07 PM 1/12/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >Anyone ever seen this? user dials up, i'm able to ping, she's able to do
> >anything w/ ip addresses, but any name she enters is immediatly rejected..

> If this is a Packard Bell or any system that has had AOL installed on it.
...

Another problem seen with Packard Bells of a certain release date that
causes this is their answering machine application, I believe. You have to
go into the win.ini and remove it from the startup. I have NO idea how
that would prevent DNS requests but IT DID and it was reproduceable and we
had multiple customers there for a few months who had this trouble. I may
have a note somewhere on this if you need me to look it up.

Also, add switches to your tcpdump: -s 128 -vv
to get more printed out - you can see what domain the box is sending that
way - perhaps there'll be a clue.

Derric

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