actually, you are wrong about that. The DNS server is often referred to by name and this will work if it is in the same domain. For the local isp the name server is ns1.cnsp.com, for instance.
>It also could have been the fact that you asked for a DNS name, since >you need an IP not a name. If you didn't already have a DNS entry >listed you wouldn't be able to look up the DNS server by name. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:18 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: isps, wow > >Hehe. You are too nice. They did not know what a DNS server *was,* Nick. >I was way way off script for them and refusing to go back on... > >>If it is a company like netzero then the tech guys probably won't know >which >>DNS servers you need, probably because they don't maintain them. >> >>When we started selling dialup nationally we just contracted out to the >>POPs. At the pop there was a DNS server for the people in that region, >so if >>you were connecting in Boston you would get a different set of DNS >server >>than if you were connecting from Dallas. >> >>The bandwidth didn't even come back to our main facility. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:231198 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
