Re: [TCLUG:9763] Using Linux w/ MediaOne Express One-way cable modems

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@visi.com>]

Oh yeah - as a temporary solution you can simply remove all nameserver
entries in /etc/resolv.conf and add them back after you have connected to
the net.  It is not a very elegant solution though.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@visi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas T. Veldhouse <veldy@visi.com>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:9763] Using Linux w/ MediaOne Express One-way cable
modems


> Netscape takes so long to find the IP because it tries to do DNS lookups
> using the DNS in /etc/resolv.conf.  So, if you are not connected to the
net
> (which you obviously aren't if you are trying to open netscape to
connect),
> you will have a long wait until it gives up on it.
>
> The solution I have managed to get to work is to run a nameserver on my
> network and add records for each of the computers.  True, it is not a
realy
> domain on the Internet, but then netscape is able to use the resolver to
get
> what it is looking for.
>
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy@visi.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rodney Ray <rodney.ray@childrenshc.org>
> To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 8:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:9763] Using Linux w/ MediaOne Express One-way cable
> modems
>
>
> > Dave Erickson wrote:
> >
> > > Brandon Hutchinson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone had success configuring Linux networking
> > > > with MediaOne Express one-way cable modems? The trick
> > > > with the one-way modems is that all data is send
> > > > upstream via a modem connection.
> > > >
> > > > I took a cursory glance for any HOW-TOs on the
> > > > subject, but didn't find one for this type of
> > > > configuration.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks much!
> > > >
> > > > Brandon Hutchinson
> > > >
> > >
> > > Are you using the Internal or the External?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dave Erickson
> > > Remove "xxx" from address to reply
> > > http://debian.org http://linux.com
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> > I had a external sb1200 and the only thing I had to do was put in the
> > IP, DNS ect...... The one problem I had and never did solve was when I
> > opened netscape it took like 5 minutes to find the internal web page on
> > the sb1200.
> >
> > PS I still have the sb1200, I would be willing to part with it...
> >
> > Rodney
> >
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