[ale] DHCP name resolution REAL sloooooow.....

[Giulio]

On Friday 15 December 2006 13:44, Randal Jarrett wrote:
> That is a strange setup.  From the next message I am gathering that
> 192.168.1.254 is your gateway/router or their modem?
>
> If it is the ISPs modem get yourself a router, something like a
> Linksys.
>
> Now back to the problem,  that isn't a valid setup for your
> resolv.conf unless the gateway/modem/router is a dns server.

I have a simialr setup (Bellsouth DSL) attached to a gentoo 
router/firewall/VPN/dishwasher. The DSL modem is set to "through" and 
it gives my DHCP enabled eth0 a public IP, BUT his own private IP as 
DNS (192.168.1.254) ????. I guess the modem has some sort of dnsmasq 
service running.

I do also sometimes get unexplained slowness that are generally fixed 
by "rebooting" the high quality modem and restgarting my eth0. I know 
this is not of great help but I never cared for helping Bellsouth 
troubleshoot their network.

Giulio

P.S. First post, be gentle