[ale] "resolving host" time, waaaay too long ?

[Jeff Hubbs]

Sometimes ISPs will change DNS addresses on you and these days, they
never have the decency to inform you.  If your ISP assigns dynamic IPs
and you've got multiple nodes with static IPs behind a NAT firewall or
some such, your firewall might have gotten correct DNS addresses
upstream but your static machines won't know it.  The "old" DNS address
might still be working but it might be suboptimally "located" with
respect to you and they don't intend it to be hit anymore from where you
are.  

So, if that scenario applies to you, see what the firewall thinks its
DNS pri/sec addresses are and set your internal machines appropriately.

If your NAT firewall or whatever runs a dhcpd for your internal use, it
should be parroting the DNS addresses it got from upstream to your
downstream machines that are set for DHCP.

Jeff

On Sun, 2005-06-12 at 13:27 -0400, Scott Warfield wrote:
> This is a function of DNS, which translates a name (www.name.com) to a
> numerical address (127.0.0.1).  If it's slow, then there might be an issue
> with your DNS servers, which is normally provided by your ISP.  Contacting
> them might help as they could assist in troubleshooting the problem.
> 
> -- Scott Warfield 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Courtney
> Thomas
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:21 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] "resolving host" time, waaaay too long ?
> 
> All of a sudden, in the last week, my browser is spending lots more time
> "resolving host" before downloading web pages.
> 
> What are the causes and how can I troubleshoot this, or is this a function
> of the internet and nothing can be done ?
> 
> Again, thanks,
> 
> Courtney
> 
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