Well, I have finally resolved my Linux DNS problems. Now I can browse the net in comfort (with a slight speed increase over Windows too).
Now all I need to do is ditch the stupid KSirc client and get a better one. So does anyone have any suggestions for good Linux IRC clients? I do have a copy of ircII somewhere I think, maybe I'll try that eventually.
They all suck. BitchX is good for a console client, and I suppose xchat is not bad for X - too bad it's not a KDE app, the GTK+ toolkit is horribly ugly.
One of the main reasons I use Windows mostly is for mIRC/oWiRC