[X Newbies] Changing The DNS Connection

[Joe Ellis]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Krinock" <dearjerry at mindspring.com>
To: "Mac OS X Newbies" <X-Newbies at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [X Newbies] Changing The DNS Connection


> on 02/12/03 12:08, Kevin Stevens at Kevin_Stevens at pursued-with.net wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Jerry Krinock wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> The "Automatic" network location is wonderful but I think it's a little
too
> >> smart for me.  At home, my Powerbook G4 is connected via an Apple
airport to
> >> our Earthlink DSL line.  (The Airport does the PPPoE.)  When I go to my
day
> >> job, I sleep my powerbook, ride here on my bike and connect to a 100BT
> >> ethernet.  I'm online instantly - very cool.

> >>
> >
> > I suspect you have the Earthlink DNS server manually configured in your
> > Ethernet settings.  When you go to work, you get new address, gateway,
and
> > DNS information offered to you by the DHCP server; however, since yours
is
> > manually configured it ignores the corporate DNS offering.
> >
> > Check and see if a Earthlink DNS server is manually entered, and if so
> > remove it (would be named ns1.earthlink.net or similar). If that fixes
the
> > problem at work, but breaks the ability to resolve names at home, then
you
> > have to compromise somehow - you could create different locations for
work
> > and home under Network Settings, or find a way to script adding and
> > removing the Earthlink DNS setting as you suggest.
> >
> > KeS
> >
> It looks like it's on "DHCP".  Here's a screen shot of my Network panel
with
> Show=Airport
>
> http://dearjerry.home.mindspring.com/SPNetworkAirport.jpg
>
> Here it is with Show=Built-In Ethernet
>
> http://dearjerry.home.mindspring.com/SPNetworkEthernet.jpg
>
> Both of these shots are taken when I am at "work", and unable to "resolve"
> the local names.  I shall poke around in this panel and see what I can do.
> If these screenshots explain the answer, please let me know.
>
> Jerry

One other thing you can try is to enter .local (make sure you include the
period in front) in the search domain box. This tells the machine to look
for local DNS servers. You could also ask your IT guys for the IPs for their
DNS servers.

Joe Ellis