RE: DNS problems

["Mark Kaye" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

Sounds like you're having problems with the priority with which you are
accessing DNS servers.  There will be a 10 second or so delay per server
if responses are not being met, after which it will move to the next in
the list to query.  Try changing the order of the DNS servers in
WinRoute.  The probable reason it works after a browser quit is that, by
that time, the DNS server you eventually succeeded in contacting has
responded.  Of course, in the meanwhile the browser has timed out and
given up :)

May or may not be what's happening - but worth a try.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Hoye [mailto:james.hoye@xxxxxxx]
>
> OK, I'm getting seriously fed up with the number of DNS errors I keep
> getting.  I'm using WinRoute Pro with DNS forwarding to specified (4)
> DNS servers and local caching enabled.
>
> Virtually _every_ time I attempt to browse a site, it sits there for
> 10-20 seconds and then reports a DNS or server error.  Hitting
> refresh multiple time sometimes cures it - more often than not I end
> up closing IE, restarting another browser session and trying again -
> sometimes it works immediately - go figure!
>
> Is there some software/service that I can use to provide better
> caching of DNS entries on my own Win2K Pro machine (seeing that
> WinRoute is doing such a terrible job)?  I know they upgraded to
> Win2K server at work (from NT4) and configured something to do with
> DNS to get around similar issues (but I don't run server).
>
> James H



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