[Wolves] /etc/resolv.conf

[Old Dan]

Matthew Revell wrote:
> Anyone got any tips for what should be in my /etc/resolv.conf file? my 
> domain resolutions are horrifically slow at the moment.
> 
> Here's what it's got:
> 
> nameserver 192.168.8.1
What is the DNS server you are trying to connect to?  Do you have one on 
your LAN?  192.168.8.1 is a local address - smoothwall perchance?

> nameserver 139.175.55.244
A swift whois on this DNS reveals it is a Taiwanese address (transferred 
to APNIC) so if your smoothie isn't forwarding requests and you're 
relying on this I'm not suprised it's slow... :)

Who are your ISP?  Enter their primary/secondary DNS swerver addys into 
resolv.conf and it /should/ make quite a difference.  (You can even do 
this if you are using smoothie IIRC)

> I've tried commenting out each in turn, but it seems to make no 
> difference. Is it perhaps something to do with my /etc/hosts file? That 
> currently looks like:
> 
> 127.0.0.1    Lyne localhost
> 192.18.8.18     loopback
Not having 127.0.0.1 as loopback is unusual IME but I don't know whether 
it would cause any issues (I presume 192.168.8.18 is eth0 on that machine)
I think it might if you have any sort of firewalling on that machine.

> # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
> # (added automatically by netbase upgrade)
> 
> ::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
> fe00::0 ip6-localnet
> ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
> ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
> ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
> ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
> 
> As an aside, do I need all that ipv6 stuff in there?
Fsck knows.  What I know about IPv6 could be written on the backs of the 
fleas in a flea circus in large, legible handwriting.  :)

Just my 0.01 penneths worth.

-- 
Dan