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Re: [ILUG-GOA] Re: problem with resolving names in opera - fixed but now resolv.conf

Hi

Arvind thanks (nice way this time )

> The problem is not with the DHCP client, but with "resolv.con". At the
> moment it only allows 3 nameserver entries, which are honoured by the
> DHCP client.
>
> The statement is "prepend" i.e. add before. Each time the s/w
> encounters the statement, it adds the entry before the others, hence

nice simple explanation... diddint o it could be done in one line.. i
did it in 3 :-)
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Hi all i ahve a slightly stage problem which seems to occour most of the time wih the opera browser. i'm running ubuntu 8.04 . i connect using broadband via...
Ashley Delaney
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Jul 22, 2008
6:10 am

... More than slightly strange :-) Have you tried launching Opera from the command-line in a terminal? If it is encountering some errors in doing name...
Edgar D' Souza
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Jul 22, 2008
7:07 am

My debug file looks like this dns: Resolving 'www.rediff.com' dns: Trying IPv6 lookup for host 'www.rediff.com'... dns: Thread created dns: gethostbyname...
Ashley Delaney
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Jul 22, 2008
7:14 am

... A-HAA!! Are you using your broadband modem/router as the DNS? This is a typical malformed response from the broken DNS implementation found on some of...
Edgar D' Souza
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Jul 22, 2008
7:26 am

Hi Ed ... yes i was using.. have not made some permamnt changes to resolv.conf as each time i connect via wireless dhcp, it does not fully activate unless it...
Ashley Delaney
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Jul 22, 2008
8:12 am

... unless ... In the file "/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf", uncomment the following line: prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1; That should fix your problem....
Arvind Yadav
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Jul 22, 2008
9:48 am

... Woah, thanks! I don't use WiFi right now, but this goes on my starred list for future ref - thanks... Ed....
Edgar D' Souza
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Jul 22, 2008
10:12 am

... Forgot to mention. This is on Ubuntu 7.04. Your millage may vary on other distros....
Arvind Yadav
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Jul 22, 2008
12:37 pm

Hi All ... me too forgot something. arvinds lethargy is rubbing off on me. When i do the uncommenting on prepend, i noticed this things 1) to all who try it...
Ashley Delaney
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Jul 23, 2008
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... A nice way to say thanks ;) ... The problem is not with the DHCP client, but with "resolv.con". At the moment it only allows 3 nameserver entries, which...
Arvind Yadav
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Jul 23, 2008
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Hi Arvind thanks (nice way this time ) ... nice simple explanation... diddint o it could be done in one line.. i did it in 3 :-) Ashley -- Windows Vista:...
Ashley Delaney
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Jul 23, 2008
2:17 pm

... Hey I was only pulling your leg... notice the smiley ;) at the end of that line....
Arvind Yadav
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Jul 24, 2008
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Hi Just tried this ... -- Windows Vista: Designed for the Internet. The Internet: Designed for Linux.. Devine Computers Abreovaddo, Saligao, Bardez, Goa. Ph:...
Ashley Delaney
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Jul 23, 2008
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... thanks i just uncommented i before i figured out that i ahd to add the opendns servers as well in that line :-) it wors great now thanks for the tip dude,...
Ashley Delaney
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Jul 23, 2008
3:17 am

... For even better performance, set resolve.conf to point to 127.0.0.1 and put the OpenDNS entries as forwarders (as shown below) in named.conf in the options...
Arvind Yadav
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Jul 22, 2008
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... Heh - comprehensive and optimized answer :-) Arvind should post more often... Ashley, are you trying this out? Have you solved your prob? Cheers Ed....
Edgar D' Souza
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Jul 22, 2008
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try #traceroute and find out route and which server is down or dns is down On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Edgar D' Souza <edgar.b.dsouza@...> ... -- ...
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... The BSNL DataOne portal now opens fine in Firefox (I am using Firefox3). "User Agent" switching is also not required. Also as I had mentioned earlier, the...
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Jul 22, 2008
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Hi ... It worked even with firefox 2. for long time now...... Ashley -- Windows Vista: Designed for the Internet. The Internet: Designed for Linux.. Devine...
Ashley Delaney
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Jul 22, 2008
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... Really??!! Why don;t you guys post this gyaan to ILUG-Goa when you realize it? I post stuff about Tata Indicomm and what-not in the hope that it will...
Edgar D' Souza
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Jul 22, 2008
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... ! ! ! ! ! Will wonders never cease!! Are BSNL techs actually making their portal FOSS-friendly? This is fantastic - and should have wider coverage than...
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