Re: NTLK Newton, Internet access, and AirPort

From: Marco Mailand (Marco.Mailand@psi.ch)
Date: Wed Nov 24 1999 - 09:33:35 EST


Tom Sheppard schrieb:
> One trick frequently used is to define a dummy DNS server address or two
> before the real server address. ... The Newton
> tries the next DNS server (and so on) until it finally tries the real DNS
> server. Hopefully, by this time, the connection has been established and
> the real DNS server returns with the IP address and your Internet app
> will succeed.
What's with subsequent DNS lookup's? Will it then again go through the
whole chain of dummy DNS servers and wait for timeout on each? What
about entering three times the same IP address?

-- 

Regards / Viele Gruesse

Marco Mailand

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