Public DNS server?

[gaf at gaf.blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:14:29 -0500 (EST)
Duane Morin <dmorin at lear.morinfamily.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Wizard wrote:
> > You can also try the root server A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (198.41.0.4) for
> > testing purposes. Use it from the command line using nslookup:
> 
> This, too, gives me "DNS request timed out.  timeout was 2 seconds. 
> Can't find address for server A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.:  Timed out."
> 
> Here's a theory -- will I be able to find another DNS client to run on
> my XP box, instead of the default one?  Rule out that aspect of the
> problem. I have to assume at this point that for some reason my XP box
> is denying incoming DNS-related traffic?  Does that make sense?  It 
> seems like it wants to make the request, and I can ping these 
> machines, but I'm guessing now that XP is somehow blocking out 
> the very response it is waiting for.
Why not run a DNS server on your Linux box inside your network. The use
that as your primary DNS server for the XP box. 
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