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DNS Server in Windows XP

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rbaibich

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Hi!

I have a cable modem, and my ISP uses DHCP to set my internet configuration. The problem is that the ISP's DNS servers are a piece of sh*it, and from time to time I get "unknown host" errors. I was thinking about setting a DNS server in my system, so I wouldn't depend on theirs. Can it be done? Can I override only the DHCP's DNS config, leaving everything else as it was?

btw, I'm thinking about using Simple DNS. Is it a good server? What do you recommend?

Thanx,
Roberto
 
You don't want to install a DNS server on your machine, so Simple DNS isn't what you need.

What you need is for your machine to be a client of a DNS server that is more reliable than your ISP's.

This can be accomplished. Go to the TCP/IP properties of your Ethernet card, and specify the DNS server(s) you wish to use. Unfortunately, I don't have a list of servers you can use. I just wanted to let you know that you don't want to install DNS server software on your machine.
 
No experience with running dns on XP.

Addition to StraightShooter's post:
You can use nslookup to find the dnsservers of a different isp.

nslookup
set type=ns
<domainname>
 
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