[arachne] Re: Inquiry from Arachne user.

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On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 16:55:05 -0300, rdtorres@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On 20 Jan 09, at 17:27, Glenn McCorkle wrote:

>> It sounds to me as if you have a DNS problem.

>> Please, let me have a look at this section of arachne.cfg

>> [tcp/ip]
>> IP_Address PPP
>> IP_Grab IP address set to
>> NameServer 0.0.0.0
>> AltNameServer 0.0.0.0
>> Gateway 0.0.0.0
>> AltGateway 0.0.0.0
>> Netmask 0.0.0.0
>> TCPconfig PPPTCP.CFG
>> ____________

>> To test for DNS problems.... try linking to an IP address directly.

>> http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:Z-cpJz7gAmAJ:www.arachne.cz/+arachne.cz

>> If you are able to get that cached copy of the Google page,
>> but you can't get arachne.cz via this domain name...

>> http://www.arachne.cz/

>> Then we know that the problem is with your DNS setting.
>> --
>> Glenn

> Mr. Glenn McCorkle,

> I got to download the Arachne home page connecting directly through the IP
> address, but I could not open the page with the URL arachne.cz. So, it must
> be the DNS.  Then, what could be the problem with the DNS ?  I am using
> the same DNS (primary and secondary) that I use when I connect normally
> using the Internet Explorer, so, how is it that the DNS work fine with 
> Internet
> Explorer but they do not seem to work any more with Arachne ?   Could you
> give me a brief technical explanation on this, and a suggestion to solve the
> problem if it is possible ?   I remind you that the failure occurs with all 
> free
> ISPs and that I use the same DNS with all of them. All seem to work fine with
> the Internet Explorer. I give you the DNS numbers just in case:

> Primary:  200.42.0.108 ,  Secondary:  200.42.0.109

> I look forward to your response. Thanks.

> Regards,
> Arachne user. (from Buenos Aires - Argentina)


OK... now we know for sure that it _is_ a DNS problem.

The next step is to try these settings in arachne.cfg & ppptcp.cfg

--- in arachne.cfg ---

[tcp/ip]
IP_Address WATTCP
IP_Grab IP address set to
NameServer 
AltNameServer 
Gateway 0.0.0.0
AltGateway 0.0.0.0
Netmask 0.0.0.0
TCPconfig PPPTCP.CFG

_______________________________


--- in ppptcp.cfg ---

my_ip=dhcp
sockdelay=60
hostname=arachne
mss=1600

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