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34157 2002-02-03 10:32:00 I have a small home network with 1 Linux PC and two Windows PCs - Win95 & Win98. I use shared access some of the time using IP masquerading on the Linux PC. The Win98 PC works fine. The Win95 boots very slowly when you have DNS settings - seems like the lookup timeout is too long? If you boot with the Linux PC connected to the net, all is OK.

A perusal of the net does not seem to reveal too much. Any ideas?
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34158 2002-02-03 19:02:00 Run your own DNS server. Check out PDNSD - ideal for home use. Guest (0)
34159 2002-02-03 23:41:00 The Win95 is probably looking (and waiting ... and waiting) for a nameserver. It might help to have a 'hosts' file, and have it looked up first. The Linux HOWTOs about networking will help you set this up.

Otherwise, start up with your Linux box connected!
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