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Authored by: robg on Aug 13, '03 09:15:48AM
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I have encountered the problem with intermittent DNS lookup failures due to a what appears to be a clear bug in lookupd when running OS X v10.2.6.

The problem can (as the above thread indicates) be resolved temporarily by the "kill -HUP lookupd" method described.

My testing indicates that this problem is only manifest when there are multiple DNS entrys (regardless of whether they are set by DHCP or manually). By manually entering a *single* DNS, I have been able to eliminate the problem. Sure, there is no backup DNS in this case, but the absence of the intermittent failures far outweighs the undoubtedly less frequent problems associated with no backup DNS.
-rob.

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