I am running Vista Business on 32bit platform. Plently of memory and HD space. Fairly secure. Good seci=urity software and constant updates, regular checks.
I was adding a couple of sites to the HOSTS file - which as you know is not so straightforward in Vista as it was in XP. I had read that it was a good idea to disable the DNS client when doing this. I did so. Safari immediately stopped working. It wouldf not open any site; however at the same time I could get Firefox 3 - my regular browser to work with no problem. As soon as I reenabled the DNS client, Safar worked fine again>
Can someone explain this? The DNS client service was for years one of the first services I switched off in XP. It had no effect on browsing. ( I was fan of Black Viper for quire a time and hatede to see all those useless services bloating up my computer). Since I ?? upgraded to Vista - I have left the services alone as there seem to be hundreds of new ones, and I have not yet seen a credible site with good - safe -advice on which ones vcan be safely cut out.
The only theory I have is that in Safari - which I really like for many of its features - there is a "privacy option" this allows simultaneouos clearing of tracks etc which added to CCClean and ATF clean I use regularly, to avoid cookies and tracking stuff. Could it be that the DNS resolver is required to do that?
Safari, Firefox And Dns Client Service Behaviour Inconsistent behaviour with the DNS client and Safari and Firefox
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I am running Vista Business on 32bit platform. Plently of memory and HD space. Fairly secure. Good seci=urity software and constant updates, regular checks.
I was adding a couple of sites to the HOSTS file - which as you know is not so straightforward in Vista as it was in XP. I had read that it was a good idea to disable the DNS client when doing this. I did so. Safari immediately stopped working. It wouldf not open any site; however at the same time I could get Firefox 3 - my regular browser to work with no problem. As soon as I reenabled the DNS client, Safar worked fine again>
Can someone explain this? The DNS client service was for years one of the first services I switched off in XP. It had no effect on browsing. ( I was fan of Black Viper for quire a time and hatede to see all those useless services bloating up my computer). Since I ?? upgraded to Vista - I have left the services alone as there seem to be hundreds of new ones, and I have not yet seen a credible site with good - safe -advice on which ones vcan be safely cut out.
The only theory I have is that in Safari - which I really like for many of its features - there is a "privacy option" this allows simultaneouos clearing of tracks etc which added to CCClean and ATF clean I use regularly, to avoid cookies and tracking stuff. Could it be that the DNS resolver is required to do that?
Any ideas welcome.
Thanks
Tanimoto