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Date:	Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:17:18 PDT7
From:	waynec@linkline.com
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: LinkSys Router (settings)

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Peter Skye writes:

> waynec@linkline.com wrote:
>>
>> "www.abcdef.com could not be found.
>> Please check the name and try again"
>
> The Domain Name Server you are using didn't convert "www.abcdef.com" to
> a dotted decimal IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). If the target site
> wasn't responding (or was blocked) you would get a "No response" error
> message.
>
> First, run NSLOOKUP to see if the name server can find the target:
>
> nslookup www.abcdef.com

Wow, did I get a strange reply, looks like you nailed it:
>>
[D:\]nslookup
surfboard.macdock.com/aoai/topics.mhtml?forum=0001&ForumName=Avanti+Chat

Server: old-ns2.linkline.com
Address: 192.216.128.6

Exception = c0000005 occurred at EIP = 1eaaa60b.
SYS1808:
The process has stopped. The software diagnostic
code (exception code) is 0005.
SYS1041: The name ForumName is not recognized as an
internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
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I went to my ISP's website and it appears they have changed their nameserver
addresses, without notifying me, so I will try plugging the new addresses
into tcpcfg. Does it appear I've coded the right tcpcfg entries? Mine seems
very sparse to me, I seem to remember having more routes, but that may have
been before I got DSL and the router a couple of years back, and I know the
router handles most of it... I guess I need to get into the router to see if
the dns addresses are there, also.

>
> Second, if NSLOOKUP succeeds but your browser still fails, use a
> different name server.
>
> If there is a 30-second or 60-second delay before the error message
> appears, your browser might be timing out before the name server returns
> the answer. See if the delay before the error message appears is always
> the same number of seconds.

The reply is immediate, like in milliseconds.

>
> What name server(s) are you using?
>

192.216.128.6 & 7 ... at least I think I'm using those addresses, assuming
my tcpcfg is properly set up, which is my question. As per above, I will be
changing the nameserver addresses to:

66.59.235.1
64.30.215.129

> If you still want to get to the site but your browser keeps giving you
> the error, use a WHOIS lookup on the target to find their origination
> name server (typically run by the ISP they use), look near the bottom of
> the information for the name servers, then use NSLOOKUP to find the IP
> address in _that_ name server (rather than yours), and then surf using
> the IP address.
>

Not sure I understand the paragraph above. I'm unclear on what I'd be
looking for, and how to "surf using the IP address"

Here's the information I found at their website:

DNS Settings:
Domain: linkline.com
So CA. DNS Primary: 66.59.235.1
So CA. DNS Secondary: 64.30.215.129

E-Mail Settings:
POP3 (Incoming) Server: pop3.linkline.com
SMTP (Outgoing) Server: smtp.linkline.com
EMail Address: username@linkline.com

News Settings:
News (NNTP) Server: news.linkline.com
Authentication Type: None

Hopefully putting the new nameservers into tcpcfg will help, I'll report
back after a little experience with them.

Thanks, I think you got me pointed in the right direction.

Wayne

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