07-14-2003, 09:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2003, 10:00 AM by ZeroInterrupt.)
Sorry for being so late on a response to your inital question..
But what describing, to me sounds like your router is/was having issues with your internet providers' proxy/dns (read - unable to resolve the name "nntp" wheather is a proxy/nat name to IP resolution or DNS-ip record). Possibally due to the router having an incorrect dns server entered?
bahh.. sorry for the bantering (bored at work)
-Zero
Ohh.. forgot one thing.. if you where really attached to the "nntp" name in your news reader you could always modify the "hosts" file.
Sample line form the "hosts_." file (win2k box)
127.0.0.1 localhost
e.x: 127.0.0.1(ip of news server) localhost(name that you want to resolve to the address - can be anything)
just edit it as you see fit and you should be good to go, although if the news server ip ever changes you will need to re-edit this file.
But what describing, to me sounds like your router is/was having issues with your internet providers' proxy/dns (read - unable to resolve the name "nntp" wheather is a proxy/nat name to IP resolution or DNS-ip record). Possibally due to the router having an incorrect dns server entered?
bahh.. sorry for the bantering (bored at work)
-Zero
Ohh.. forgot one thing.. if you where really attached to the "nntp" name in your news reader you could always modify the "hosts" file.
Sample line form the "hosts_." file (win2k box)
127.0.0.1 localhost
e.x: 127.0.0.1(ip of news server) localhost(name that you want to resolve to the address - can be anything)
just edit it as you see fit and you should be good to go, although if the news server ip ever changes you will need to re-edit this file.