Q: NetZero DNS question

[Kevin Darcy]

lbudney at pobox.com wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I had a strange problem when connected to NetZero from my Linux box.
> Their DNS seems to be incompatible with Netscape, Lynx, etc.: they all
> time out with "host not found" messages.
>
> nslookup works, however; I can look up the hosts that Lynx, etc., can't
> find. Are there updated libraries to fix domain resolution for these
> various Linux apps? Does anyone know what's going on here?
>
> The DNS I was using was located at psi1-dns.lax.netzero.net.

There could be any number of explanations for this. Network problems,
problems with the NetZero nameserver, etc. If their nameserver is
unreliable, you might consider running your own caching nameserver
whenever you're connected to the Internet (I'm not familiar with NetZero,
so I don't know if that automatically implies full-time Internet
connectivity or not).


- Kevin