Using Bind-9.2.1 on a WinXP Pro notebook

[Danny Mayer]

At 09:53 AM 5/5/02, Mark Damrose wrote:
>"Alessandro Oliveira" <alessandro.o at nunoferreira.com.br> wrote in message
>news:aaus8l$1r3d$1 at isrv4.isc.org...
> >
> > what I'm trying to say is that I have already done that. but it works only
> > when the winxp detects a network cable.
> >
> > 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.

Why not just make 127.0.0.1 the first entry on the nameserver list for the NIC?
You don't actually need the connection as long as the NIC is installed.

         Danny