All my machines except one are windows 2000 professional machines. The other is winme(for my daughter's older games). I think i managed to screw up my BIND configs though. erasing and reinstalling Bind is not fixing it. What files does everyone want posted so this issue can get fixed? I could easily just reload the system..but that's the winders way of doing things..:) Bryan J. Smith wrote: > On Mon, 2005-08-08 at 19:32 -0400, William Warren wrote: > >>By client do you mean it runs on my server or on my windows machine? > > > Oh, in that case, it typically only works on and for a local client, > i.e., a UNIX/Linux client. I don't know of a port of nscd or an > equivalent under Windows, although newer NT5.x (2000/XP) versions of > Windows have _some_ naming caching. > > Now understand that Windows has some _stupid_ (from a UNIX viewpoint) > name resolution logic. This is largely to deal with is own _stupid_ > (from a UNIX viewpoint) legacy services that were "me too" type > "active." E.g., if Windows fails a resolution of a system name, it will > cache that failure. I.e., Windows will not attempt to resolve again for > X number of minutes (or, gulp, even X number of hours! ;-). > > Just disabling that in Windows (do a quick Google for the key) solves > 95% of name service performance issues. > > Otherwise, yes, I have setup BIND on my UNIX/Linux servers as a > forwarder/caching server. I recommend that on a LAN for security > reasons -- i.e., Windows clients _never_ use Internet DNS servers > directly, and all name resolution attempts are made to local DNS servers > first (who cache on behalf of Windows systems). And when resolution/ > performance issues are noticeable, I recommend you install BIND (or > another DNS solution) on Windows clients itself. > > Especially older NT4.0 and DOS/Win (95/98/Me) versions. > > -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/