On Sat, 2007-05-12 at 10:40 -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Sat, May 12, 2007 at 09:03:41AM -0500, Dallas Clement wrote: > > On Sat, 2007-05-12 at 14:27 +0100, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > > > On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 09:41:59AM -0500, Dallas Clement wrote: > > > > I'm getting terrible DNS lookup performance on my Debian Etch system. > > > > > > > Interestingly, if I repeat the dig test directly on my ISP DNS server > > address, the time between queries is dramatically reduced: > > > > debian:/home/dallas# time dig 151.164.20.201 debian.org > > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > > ;151.164.20.201. IN A > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WOW! And if I directly edit the /etc/resolv.conf and put in the DNS > > server address of my ISP instead of my relaying D-Link router, lo and > > behold, my web-browsing is incredibly fast!!! I think we can safely > > conclude that the problem lies with my router and slow DNS relay. > > Though I must say that I am a bit mystified as to why Windows is so fast > > if it presumably relies on the D-link router for DNS relay also. > > > > I wish there was a way to keep my ISP DNS addresses in > > the /etc/resolv.conf file permanently. I think they get overwritten > > after getting a DHCP response. > > > > Never having used a router that I didn't make, can you write a script > that queries the router for the server address of the ISP and changes > /etc/resolv.conf? For example, what is the hostname that matches the > ISP's dns server? While the ip number may change, the hostname may not. > Perhaps you can use the router to get you the IP of the DNS server and > then use that from then on, until the DHCP is renegotiated. > > Doug. > >
I may have to resort to this if I can't get resolve it in a more natural way. I have all the information that is needed. Thanks for the idea. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
