Re: Gateway question

[Dave Feustel <dfeustel_(_at_)_verizon_(_dot_)_net>]

I now think my problem is tied to the bridge connecting the two ethernets.

laptop  xl0 <> xl1 desktop xl0 <> multiport switch  <> dsl verizon.net
                                                                 
The reason I think so is that if I plug the laptop directly into the multiport switch 
the laptop dns lookup works no problem (as does dns in the desktop). When the 
laptop is connected to the second ethernet card in my desktop(xl1), it can get an 
ip address from either the dhcpd running on the desktop *or* from verizon.net if 
the desktop dhcpd is not running. But in neither case does dns lookup work for 
the laptop.

The question that now has my attention is "why does dns lookup fail for the laptop
 when the laptop is not connected directly to the switch?" 


Dave Feustel