DNS, routing and strange timeouts (not quite newbie)

[Chris Hailes]

The devices inside your network should use the linux router DNS.  My guess
is that Netscape is quering the ISP DNS that is unavailable when ppp is
down.  When you install diald this will probably make it dial the isp.   

Chris
Steve Cox <stevec at antispam.co.uk> wrote in article
<QS4.74389$MB.1535911 at news6.giganews.com>...
> HI all,
> 
> I posted this the other day but I think the news server I used is playing
up
> so I'm trying again - sorry if you've seen it before...
> 
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