12 Jan
2001
12 Jan
'01
16:24
Hi I have a SuSE 6.1 box acting as my internet gateway and mail server. 'ipchains' is set up to allow communications from windows clients to the net and visa versa. Windows is set up to use my ISP's DNS servers. If the linux box is connected to the internet then windows will boot fine, although if it's not connected, windows will hang for several minutes after logging on. I presume this is a problem with DNS. I have tried to get round it by setting the linux box up as a DNS server and getting windows to use that in preference to any other DNS, although this hasnt solved the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks, Andrew :o)