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from: Glenn Meadows
date: 2005-11-10 11:50:24
subject: Re: Win2k DNS follies...

From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Checked for spyware/root kits?

Played any Sony CD's recently???  .

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Glenn M.
"Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
news:pan.2005.11.10.15.34.52.794025{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
> I've got a Win2k professional install that is really starting to irritate
> me.
>
> It's losing the capability to do DNS (unless rebooted) after a very short
> period of time.
>
> I've enabled and disabled the DNS client service to no effect either way.
>
> It simply stops resolving.
>
> When I do an nslookup, I get this:
>
> C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\ObjectBar>nslookup hotmail.com
> DNS request timed out.
>    timeout was 2 seconds.
> *** Can't find server name for address 204.119.27.10: Timed out
> DNS request timed out.
>    timeout was 2 seconds.
> *** Can't find server name for address 204.119.27.52: Timed out
> *** Default servers are not available
> Server:  UnKnown
> Address:  204.119.27.10
>
> DNS request timed out.
>    timeout was 2 seconds.
> DNS request timed out.
>    timeout was 2 seconds.
> *** Request to UnKnown timed-out
>
> Except a few minutes earlier it worked fine. And still works wonderfully
> well... on the Linux box sitting next to it. I've changed DNS server
> addresses (I have 4 available) to no effect. The problem is definitely
> with Win2k.

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