Thread: [HOWTO] - Speed up DNS lookups in OSX
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Old November 11th, 2001, 07:18 PM
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Setting up OS X as a Domain Name Server might disable Classic internet connection
Setting up OS X to be a DNS might disable Classic mode's ability to connect to the internet. Since I didn't do much internet stuff in Classic mode, this didn't bother me until I wanted to use AIM again. AIM and Netscape in Classic mode wouldn't connect to the internet. This drove me crazy for about an hour. Apple helped me figure out that all my settings were ok, but still no solution. I remembered that the last thing I tinkered with related to my internet settings was speeding up my DNS loopups with the tip posted here. The only thing that Classic mode doesn't like about this hack is adding your own computer as a DNS (127.0.0.1) in the network settings in the system preferences panel. All I had to do to get Classic mode's ability to connect to the internet was remove my computer as a DNS and relaunch Classic. If anyone knows how I can keep my computer as a DNS in OS X and keep Classic happy, please let me know.......
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