From: habibielwa7id on
On Mar 4, 5:28 pm, steve <stevesem...(a)lycos.com> wrote:
> thanks
> Im going to have to do some more research and probably get back to
> this group for further help.

Make sure that your DNS server files are updated, So what is the
version for your DNS or the root cache file for the DNS, If it's old
you may update it manually or if your Linux version still supported
via updates on-line just update the DNS cache only server files with
apt-get or yum as required by your Linux distro, So it can get the new
files automatically for you.
-You may use open dns name servers and I advice you to do this, As
they always update it and it's free, It will work for you any where.
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Any way you want to test a DNS server from Linux you can specify it
directly even if it's not there on your /etc/resolv.conffile like
dig @208.67.222.222 google.com
If the DNS server is working fine and there are no security rules that
block you from using it, It will reply to you immediately, By the way,
If it will reply you quickly, This means it's a fast and you should
use it on your machine as a first preference, Always test the DNS
servers response times before you use it.
Regards,