WinXP won't clear the DNS cache (can it be cleared manually)?
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From: Kat Rabun on 29 Mar 2010 06:33 On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:57:14 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: >>Everywhere I looked, people strongly advise disabling DNS caching! > > That's strange, do any of the links you provided actually recommend > disabling DNS caching? They don't seem to be recommending that at all. > In summary, I don't see any reason to disable it at all. I'm now thoroughly confused. :( I thought disabling DNS Caching or disabling the DNS Client service are, essentially, the same thing. These articles "seemed" to recommend disabling one or the other (which, I thought, was the same thing). I do understand your comments (and I don't disagree as I don't have enough information, e.g., who is John Navas, etc.); yet, I do make daily use of a very large hosts file (and for good reason). So, I enabled the DNS Client service (as per recommendations here). However, I just realized I also use Comodo which has an option to use THEIR DNS servers. Do you think this "feature" is partially the cause of what we're seeing?
From: Kat Rabun on 29 Mar 2010 06:37 On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:33:22 +0000 (UTC), Kat Rabun wrote: > So, I enabled the DNS Client service (as per recommendations here). > > However, I just realized I also use Comodo which has an option to use THEIR > DNS servers. > > Do you think this "feature" is partially the cause of what we're seeing? This is Comodo's description of the "Comodo Secure DNS Configuration" feature! Comodo Secure DNS - Another free service intended to provide you with a safer, smarter, and faster Internet: - Websites load faster because your domain name requests are resolved by our worldwide network of fully redundant DNS servers - Highly secure infrastructure reduces your exposure to DNS Cache Poisoning attacks - Parked, not in use, or commonly misspelled domains are automatically detected and forwarded If you use Comodo Secure DNS Servers: - Your computer's primary/secondary DNS settings will be changed to 156.154.70.22, 156.154.71.22 If you are in a corporate network or using VPN connections, then contact your administrator before enabling this option to avoid potential connectivity issues.
From: Ace Fekay [MVP-DS, MCT] on 29 Mar 2010 09:09 "Kat Rabun" <katspianostudioXXX(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote in message news:hopvtf$ur7$1(a)tioat.net... > On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:33:22 +0000 (UTC), Kat Rabun wrote: > >> So, I enabled the DNS Client service (as per recommendations here). >> >> However, I just realized I also use Comodo which has an option to use THEIR >> DNS servers. >> >> Do you think this "feature" is partially the cause of what we're seeing? > > This is Comodo's description of the "Comodo Secure DNS Configuration" > feature! > > Comodo Secure DNS - Another free service intended to provide you with > a safer, smarter, and faster Internet: > - Websites load faster because your domain name requests are resolved by > our worldwide network of fully redundant DNS servers > - Highly secure infrastructure reduces your exposure to DNS Cache Poisoning > attacks > - Parked, not in use, or commonly misspelled domains are automatically > detected and forwarded > > If you use Comodo Secure DNS Servers: > - Your computer's primary/secondary DNS settings will be changed to > 156.154.70.22, 156.154.71.22 > If you are in a corporate network or using VPN connections, then contact > your administrator before enabling this option to avoid potential > connectivity issues. Kat, read my responses to those links. In addition to Char's responses, which I agree with, you should really leave the service alone. I made some other recommendations. And good question about your scenario. Is this a home machine, or a machine on a corp network? Ace
From: Char Jackson on 29 Mar 2010 15:10 On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:33:22 +0000 (UTC), Kat Rabun <katspianostudioXXX(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote: >On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:57:14 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: > >>>Everywhere I looked, people strongly advise disabling DNS caching! >> >> That's strange, do any of the links you provided actually recommend >> disabling DNS caching? They don't seem to be recommending that at all. >> In summary, I don't see any reason to disable it at all. > >I'm now thoroughly confused. :( > >I thought disabling DNS Caching or disabling the DNS Client service are, >essentially, the same thing. > >These articles "seemed" to recommend disabling one or the other (which, I >thought, was the same thing). I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I assumed the DNS Client service performed local DNS caching as one of its duties, so in that respect they are related. >I do understand your comments (and I don't disagree as I don't have enough >information, e.g., who is John Navas, etc.); yet, I do make daily use of a >very large hosts file (and for good reason). > >So, I enabled the DNS Client service (as per recommendations here). > >However, I just realized I also use Comodo which has an option to use THEIR >DNS servers. > >Do you think this "feature" is partially the cause of what we're seeing? No, I don't think it's related. You can use an application called Namebench to test multiple DNS servers to see which are fastest for you. http://code.google.com/p/namebench/
From: Kat Rabun on 29 Mar 2010 15:30
On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:09:24 -0400, Ace Fekay [MVP-DS, MCT] wrote: > And good question about your scenario. It's just a home machine. WinXP Home. Not much of a network at all. I just realized Comodo has its own DNS servers, which I enabled, to see if that helps. |