[Fwd: Re: [SC.LUG] Backing Up Query]

[ian]

On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 09:49 +0000, Richard Smedley wrote:
> 
> 1) Every few weeks the same fault recurs, which is that the system
> 'forgets' its DNS settings. I keep having to re-set them manually
> (which is annoying) 2 or 3 times per hour. Twice this problem has
> fixed itself for a few weeks (the last time was yeaterday) but twice
> it has come back.

Whats your systems IP address assigned by?

DHCP? if so, does the 'forgetfulness' periodicity match the DHCP lease
time?

I suspect you probably will find that a reinstall doesnt fix this.
Buying a new router or changing ISP might, though.