[Scottish] Strange DNS problem

[Ben Thorp]

>So DNS may well be up, you just can't see it - it's the network that's
down,
>got any crontabs running monthly on the 27th?

Not that I can see, although I'll doublecheck

>what does an ifconfig and a route show give when your getting this outage?
>maybe even a dump of netstat -ap might reveal something,

I'll tell you next month ;o)

>are your modem
>light (dial-up right?)

Yes - dial-up

>going mental when you are down, is someone dossing
>you for a few hours a month?

Possibly. Although I don't stay connected when it happens, I just
disconnect. So they won't get much joy.


mrBen