[conspire] running ifconfig - getting errors and collisions

[Darlene Wallach]

Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Darlene Wallach (freepalestin at dslextreme.com):
> 
> 
>>Thank you. I did indeed snip the loopback thinking that it was 
>>unnecessary for my problem and question. I guess I should have
>>included it or at least stated that I snipped it.
> 
> 
> Not a problem.  Your symptom report was really an absolute model of
> clarity, and should be commended.  Normally, there's so much that's
> possibly dodgy or at least ambiguous in users' reports that no single
> thing stands out.  ;->
> 
> I concur that it seems like a problem with your upstream DNS (or at
> least with connectivity to it), and that you might want to try just
> running pdnsd or something similar, in order to run your _own_ caching
> nameserver and not have to rely on other people's.  (For a nameserver
> that does _caching_ service only, you don't even need a fixed or public
> IP.  If that distinction seems alien, don't worry; I'm just about to
> provide a link that explains.)
> 
> Here's my brief article about do-it-yourselfing the simpler varieties of 
> DNS service:  http://linuxgazette.net/121/moen.html
> 
> And this page is a bestiary of Linux nameserver software, including pdnsd:
> "DNS Servers" on http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Network_Other/
> 

Rick,

Thank you very much! I'll get back to you after I read the two links.
I have some reading for a technical meeting this evening so I'll
read the links Wednesday evening.

Darlene