TCP connection problem

I'm having some strange problems with my TCP connection. It's on a dial-on-demand setup and the TCP packets are sending 3 retries before waiting (3s, 9s and 21s) but doesn't try again after it gets connected (usually about 35 seconds). It times out after 3 minutes and won't try again. I have

I just solved my own problem

Regarding the problem where my system was using dns rather than looking up the hosts file first, I solved it myself. I didn't realise that there were in fact TWO versions of resolv.conf. One lives in /etc/ while the other (which is activated at dial-up time) lives in /etc/ppp/resolv/provider Al

Strange DNS lookup characteristics

I am experiencing a strange problem where my system is looking up the DNS servers before the hosts file when I refer to local names. I have cut my hosts file down to the most basic hosts file that one can have (127.0.0.1 localhost) and when I type 'telnet localhost' it still thinks it ne

Strange DNS lookup characteristics

I am experiencing a strange problem where my system is looking up the DNS servers before the hosts file when I refer to local names. I have cut my hosts file down to the most basic hosts file that one can have (127.0.0.1 localhost) and when I type 'telnet localhost' it still thinks it ne