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Gprs Dns
- Thread starter Dominus
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Tazz_Tux
Linux Guru
So far so good ! 
Dominus said:
3g_rox
Well-Known Member
Dominus said:
Fine here by me.
vodacom3g
Vodacom Representative
Not to sure if we're answering the question
There are a few things to consider when using DNS over a high latency link such as GPRS, the most important one being potential timeouts, i.e. you might do a DNS request and find the first request times out. Subsequent requests will probably go through.
This can result in 404-type errors.
Increasing the local cache timers can help.
There are a few things to consider when using DNS over a high latency link such as GPRS, the most important one being potential timeouts, i.e. you might do a DNS request and find the first request times out. Subsequent requests will probably go through.
This can result in 404-type errors.
Increasing the local cache timers can help.
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fergus
Expert Member
I had endless hassles with dns over a 6310i gprs connection. I don't know whether it was the phone or vodacom because had been through some rough times before. Perhaps a little of both.
Is it an intermittent problem or constant...Dominus said:
I've had 2 problems:
1: my laptop lost its APN setting out of the blue one day - and for quite a while it seemed to be the DNS cause i was allocated one by the DHCP but i couldn't ping it.
2: often the DNS server doesn't seem to respond for the first few moments of the connection - this is fine for pc dial-up: i just retry 10 seconds later and everything is fine. But when i'm doing stuff like email direct on the phone - it usually means a reconnect...
and getting charged again...