On Nov 4, 11:20 pm, "Steven S. Critchfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- "kswan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to set up a server for a small workgroup. The main > > function would be a file server. I have installed Ubuntu Server > > 8.04, > > but am having strange network issues. Usually the problem is that > > DNS > > resolution stops working. I have to reboot to clear it up. It > > doesn't seem to run a whole week without trouble. I am not using any > > special DNS caching. The DNS is just pointed at OpenDNS. > > > I am probably going to continue to try to get Ubuntu working, but are > > there any recommendation? Any good or bad experience with Ubuntu or > > other distro recommendations? > > I hope you don't take this as too much of a flame, but here goes. > > Do you know what dns libraries are being used? Do you really think they > are any different from one distro to another? Do you think much if any > of the base support binaries are going to truly be different from one > to the other? > > It is better to diagnose your problem rather than think it is the > distro's fault. > > When you are having trouble with DNS, you should check first that the > /etc/resolv.conf and make sure it still matches what you think it should. > > Next, verify you can actually connect to the DNS server you are trying > to get to. It isn't a good idea to route half across the network to get > the DNS responses. It slows you down. You would be better off using > a machine closer to you network wise for DNS, or possibly going ahead > and being a caching DNS server yourself. > > -- > Steven Critchfield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I will readily acknowledge that the problem is likely due to my ignorance. I looked at the resolv.conf and it just has three nameserver entries that are the same as the rest of my network. The other machines on my network are resolving fine, but the server fails. At this point I think caching would add a layer of complexity that would make the troubleshooting more difficult. Last night when the DNS wasn't working, I tried to restart networking, but then ssh stopped working. Another problem that I am having is that sometimes after a reboot Samba doesn't work. I can restart Samba and it will be fine. I am not saying that Ubuntu Server is a bad distro. It wouldn't surprise me if I screwed it up. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
