Using Bind-9.2.1 on a WinXP Pro notebook

[Mark Damrose]

"Alessandro Oliveira" <alessandro.o at nunoferreira.com.br> wrote in message
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> what I'm trying to say is that I have already done that. but it works only
> when the winxp detects a network cable.
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> thanks anyway,
>
> Alessandro
>

As usual, Windows is non-standard.  Microsoft decided to implement DNS on a
per-interface basis rather than a per-machine basis.  A couple of years ago,
I bought a 4 port 10-base-T hub for under $30.  It was very small and would
easily fit in a laptop bag.  It's a kluge, but having that along would allow
your machine to detect a network and use the localhost DNS setting on that
network interface.