wild_oscar schrieb: > I might leave it at that. The problem that I've been scratching my head > about is why does it work when using the nameserver directly but not when > using the router's IP address, which is forwarding to the same address. > It might be a problem with the router, although it is a brand new d-link > dva-g3170i.
Cheap consumer-level routers tend to do funny things. Drop connections, unable to establish new connections, malformed/missing DNS responses... It is usually helpful to actually use dig for diagnosis of DNS issues, and pay attention to which DNS server is actually delivering results to your resolver. -- Matthias