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Detailed dialup network connection logging?
On Windows XP, is there a log that describe the detailed log of the
network initialization phase of a dialup connection? The information I need is the primary and secondary DNS addresses. The reason I need it is because I already set my DNS to Google DNS statically. I don't want to change it nor disconnect current connection. I just want to know the "offered" DNS addresses at the time the dialup is connected. |
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On 6/18/2012 4:56 AM PT, JJ typed:
On Windows XP, is there a log that describe the detailed log of the network initialization phase of a dialup connection? The information I need is the primary and secondary DNS addresses. The reason I need it is because I already set my DNS to Google DNS statically. I don't want to change it nor disconnect current connection. I just want to know the "offered" DNS addresses at the time the dialup is connected. I think there was a c:\windows\modem.log or something, but I don't remember it showing DNS information. Can't you just run ipconfig.exe /all through cmd.exe after connecting in dial-up? -- "Did the ant fall off the toilet seat because she was ****ed off?" --unknown /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. |
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"Ant" wrote in message
m... On 6/18/2012 4:56 AM PT, JJ typed: On Windows XP, is there a log that describe the detailed log of the network initialization phase of a dialup connection? The information I need is the primary and secondary DNS addresses. The reason I need it is because I already set my DNS to Google DNS statically. I don't want to change it nor disconnect current connection. I just want to know the "offered" DNS addresses at the time the dialup is connected. I think there was a c:\windows\modem.log or something, but I don't remember it showing DNS information. Can't you just run ipconfig.exe /all through cmd.exe after connecting in dial-up? In XP, the modem log is a text file in the Windows folder, called "ModemLog_name of modem.txt For example, mine is called ModemLog_Broadxent DSI V.92 PCI DI3631.txt You're right, it doesn't contain any IP addresses or other DNS info.... you get that from the command prompt with ipconfig /all -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:12:07 -0400, "glee"
wrote: "Ant" wrote in message om... On 6/18/2012 4:56 AM PT, JJ typed: On Windows XP, is there a log that describe the detailed log of the network initialization phase of a dialup connection? The information I need is the primary and secondary DNS addresses. The reason I need it is because I already set my DNS to Google DNS statically. I don't want to change it nor disconnect current connection. I just want to know the "offered" DNS addresses at the time the dialup is connected. I think there was a c:\windows\modem.log or something, but I don't remember it showing DNS information. Can't you just run ipconfig.exe /all through cmd.exe after connecting in dial-up? In XP, the modem log is a text file in the Windows folder, called "ModemLog_name of modem.txt For example, mine is called ModemLog_Broadxent DSI V.92 PCI DI3631.txt You're right, it doesn't contain any IP addresses or other DNS info.... you get that from the command prompt with ipconfig /all Except in cases like JJ described, you can't get it from ipconfig. To the OP: if you don't want to make the changes to your host that you mentioned above, perhaps you have a router in your network, in which case you may be able to see the ISP's DNS IP's by logging into the router. |
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"Char Jackson" wrote in message
... On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:12:07 -0400, "glee" wrote: "Ant" wrote in message news:hOOdnUzn9a2jv0LSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlink. com... On 6/18/2012 4:56 AM PT, JJ typed: On Windows XP, is there a log that describe the detailed log of the network initialization phase of a dialup connection? The information I need is the primary and secondary DNS addresses. The reason I need it is because I already set my DNS to Google DNS statically. I don't want to change it nor disconnect current connection. I just want to know the "offered" DNS addresses at the time the dialup is connected. I think there was a c:\windows\modem.log or something, but I don't remember it showing DNS information. Can't you just run ipconfig.exe /all through cmd.exe after connecting in dial-up? In XP, the modem log is a text file in the Windows folder, called "ModemLog_name of modem.txt For example, mine is called ModemLog_Broadxent DSI V.92 PCI DI3631.txt You're right, it doesn't contain any IP addresses or other DNS info.... you get that from the command prompt with ipconfig /all Except in cases like JJ described, you can't get it from ipconfig. To the OP: if you don't want to make the changes to your host that you mentioned above, perhaps you have a router in your network, in which case you may be able to see the ISP's DNS IP's by logging into the router. It's been a few years since I've used dial-up but I believe ipconfig does show the DNS info for dial-up while connected. Microsoft Windows XP - Ipconfig http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true IIRC in order to have a router in the dial-up system, they would have to be using ICS on a host computer, yes? -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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JJ wrote:
On Windows XP, is there a log that describe the detailed log of the network initialization phase of a dialup connection? The information I need is the primary and secondary DNS addresses. The reason I need it is because I already set my DNS to Google DNS statically. I don't want to change it nor disconnect current connection. I just want to know the "offered" DNS addresses at the time the dialup is connected. Right-click on the dial-up connectoid in the Network applet in Control Panel. Select the Properties context menu item. Under the Networking tab, select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click Properties. At that point, did you select to automatically get assigned an IP address (a dynamically assigned IP address by the upstream DHCP server) or did you enter an IP address so you have a static one? For the DNS server specification, did you elect to have one dynamically assigned to your host or did you select "Use the following DNS server addresses" and specify some? For the DNS setup, click on the Advanced button. Go to the DNS tab. How many DNS servers do you have defined there? Here is where you specify what DNS server(s) to use. Each connectoid can specify differently whether it gets a dynamic or static assigned IP address, uses a dynamically assigned DNS server or those you specify, in what order the DNS servers are used, and other setup on a per-connectoid basis. If you specified the Google DNS server here and if you want that one used first then make sure it is at the top of the list. Although you might want to always use Google, sometimes a DNS lookup will fail so you might want to specify a secondary DNS server (and even a third and fourth). If you only want Google as your primary DNS server, I'd suggest entering the IP address of your router (probably 192.168.1.1) as a secondary DNS server. Your router is probably configured for dynamic IP address assignment and DNS server assignment by your ISP's DHCP server, so specifying your router as your secondary DNS server means it fails the DNS lookup request (it always does this) to pass the request further upstream which is to your ISP's DNS server. That way, if there is a problem with the Google DNS server or it is unreachable (i.e., the route to it doesn't work) then you have your ISP's DNS server (through your router) as a backup. My setup is probably similar to your own regarding DNS servers. My LAN connectoid uses Google DNS as the primary and my router as the secondary (and my router gets dynamically assign IP address and DNS server so it forwards DNS requests to my ISP's DNS server). I used to have multiple public DNS servers listed (Google, OpenDNS, DynDNS, Comodo, and another one that I don't remember right now) but many like to redirect you their "helper" web site if the DNS lookup fails. That lets them advertize on failed DNS lookups (either with ads or tracking the clicks to record to where you navigate for info sold to their customers). Even my ISP defaults to redirecting to their "helper" page on a failed lookup but their customers can opt out of that so-called feature (which I did). That redirection violates DNS protocol which should be reporting a failure to the client, not a success by redirection to elsewhere. So I've trimmed down to just Google (which doesn't redirect on a failed lookup) and my router (which goes to my ISP's DNS server). I haven't used a dial-up connection in maybe 15-20 years. Others have suggested you use "ipconfig.exe /all" to get info on your IP address, DNS server, and other network info. Since that only shows info for network adapters that are currently active, you won't see any info for the dial-up connection until after you establish that connection. Nirsoft's AdapterWatch also gives you networking info but, again, I don't think you'll see your dial-up connectoid listed until it is active (i.e., after you have a binding to it). I suspect an easy way to see which DNS server you are using is to ask it to resolve an IP address or hostname. In a command shell, do a DNS lookup using the 'nslookup' command, as in: nslookup www.yahoo.com nslookup 209.191.122.70 The 2nd instance is only to test if your DNS server will do a reverse DNS lookup (IP address to hostname). Sometimes you get a hostname where you want to check what is its IP address but you also want to check if its IP address resolves back to the same hostname or to something else. The first line of output from nslookup tells you which DNS server to which you sent the lookup request. For the normal use (where you get the IP address for a specified hostname), you'll get output that looks like the following: nslookup www.yahoo.com Server: google-public-dns-a.google.com Address: 8.8.8.8 Non-authoritative answer: Name: ds-any-fp3-real.wa1.b.yahoo.com Addresses: 209.191.122.70, 98.139.183.24 Aliases: www.yahoo.com, fd-fp3.wg1.b.yahoo.com, ds-fp3.wg1.b.yahoo.com ds-any-fp3-lfb.wa1.b.yahoo.com The "Server:" line tells you which DNS server you used. You can specify the DNS server to use for the lookup by running nslookup without any command-line parameters to go into its interactive mode ("nslookup" with nothing after it goes into its interactive mode). Because you specified on the command line what to lookup, it uses the default DNS server. |
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:39:57 -0400, "glee"
wrote: "Char Jackson" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:12:07 -0400, "glee" wrote: "Ant" wrote in message news:hOOdnUzn9a2jv0LSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlink .com... On 6/18/2012 4:56 AM PT, JJ typed: On Windows XP, is there a log that describe the detailed log of the network initialization phase of a dialup connection? The information I need is the primary and secondary DNS addresses. The reason I need it is because I already set my DNS to Google DNS statically. I don't want to change it nor disconnect current connection. I just want to know the "offered" DNS addresses at the time the dialup is connected. I think there was a c:\windows\modem.log or something, but I don't remember it showing DNS information. Can't you just run ipconfig.exe /all through cmd.exe after connecting in dial-up? In XP, the modem log is a text file in the Windows folder, called "ModemLog_name of modem.txt For example, mine is called ModemLog_Broadxent DSI V.92 PCI DI3631.txt You're right, it doesn't contain any IP addresses or other DNS info.... you get that from the command prompt with ipconfig /all Except in cases like JJ described, you can't get it from ipconfig. To the OP: if you don't want to make the changes to your host that you mentioned above, perhaps you have a router in your network, in which case you may be able to see the ISP's DNS IP's by logging into the router. It's been a few years since I've used dial-up but I believe ipconfig does show the DNS info for dial-up while connected. It shows the ISP's DNS IP's even if the user sets static (non-ISP) DNS IP's? Like you, I haven't used dial-up in many years so my memory is hazy on that part. Non-dial-up doesn't work that way, but maybe I'm not remembering correctly when it comes to dial-up. Microsoft Windows XP - Ipconfig http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true IIRC in order to have a router in the dial-up system, they would have to be using ICS on a host computer, yes? No, ICS isn't required. There used to be many people with broadband who kept dial-up around because they didn't trust the reliability of their broadband connection, although that number has probably dwindled by now. Having said that, I probably shouldn't have mentioned routers in this discussion. Whatever DNS IP's are provided by the broadband ISP are very likely different from those provided by the dial-up ISP, so checking the router, if there is one, won't help. In short, in order to see the ISP's DNS IP's I think he just has to (temporarily, at least) abandon the hard coded DNS IP's and let the ISP assign them during the next connection setup. Make a note of them, and at that point the OP can revert back to his hardcoded IP's if he wants to. |
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"Char Jackson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:39:57 -0400, "glee" wrote: "Char Jackson" wrote in message . .. On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:12:07 -0400, "glee" wrote: "Ant" wrote in message news:hOOdnUzn9a2jv0LSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlin k.com... On 6/18/2012 4:56 AM PT, JJ typed: On Windows XP, is there a log that describe the detailed log of the network initialization phase of a dialup connection? The information I need is the primary and secondary DNS addresses. The reason I need it is because I already set my DNS to Google DNS statically. I don't want to change it nor disconnect current connection. I just want to know the "offered" DNS addresses at the time the dialup is connected. I think there was a c:\windows\modem.log or something, but I don't remember it showing DNS information. Can't you just run ipconfig.exe /all through cmd.exe after connecting in dial-up? In XP, the modem log is a text file in the Windows folder, called "ModemLog_name of modem.txt For example, mine is called ModemLog_Broadxent DSI V.92 PCI DI3631.txt You're right, it doesn't contain any IP addresses or other DNS info.... you get that from the command prompt with ipconfig /all Except in cases like JJ described, you can't get it from ipconfig. To the OP: if you don't want to make the changes to your host that you mentioned above, perhaps you have a router in your network, in which case you may be able to see the ISP's DNS IP's by logging into the router. It's been a few years since I've used dial-up but I believe ipconfig does show the DNS info for dial-up while connected. It shows the ISP's DNS IP's even if the user sets static (non-ISP) DNS IP's? Like you, I haven't used dial-up in many years so my memory is hazy on that part. Non-dial-up doesn't work that way, but maybe I'm not remembering correctly when it comes to dial-up. As I said, it's been years since dial-up for me.... I was thinking that Default Gateway, DHCP Server, or DNS Servers in ipconfig might show what he wants, but if he has DNS servers set to something else, perhaps not, eh? Microsoft Windows XP - Ipconfig http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true IIRC in order to have a router in the dial-up system, they would have to be using ICS on a host computer, yes? No, ICS isn't required. There used to be many people with broadband who kept dial-up around because they didn't trust the reliability of their broadband connection, although that number has probably dwindled by now. Broadband? But we (and the OP) are talking about dial-up, not broadband, yes? Unless you have a fairly rare router that was made for dial-up use, tell me how you use a router with a dial-up connection without using ICS. Actually even with ICS you would use a hub, not a router. What am I missing from what you are stating? Those people you mention who kept dial-up around for when their broadband was down, did not share the connection via a router, it was dialed via their modem and only shared if ICS was used. I can still use dial-up here with my old Juno account and my dial-up modem, but it isn't for use with a router or for sharing without ICS. Having said that, I probably shouldn't have mentioned routers in this discussion. Whatever DNS IP's are provided by the broadband ISP are very likely different from those provided by the dial-up ISP, so checking the router, if there is one, won't help. Ahh, but you DID mention routers... lol! I'm actually wondering why broadband keeps getting mentioned when the OP didn't state anything about broadband being available, and asked about dial-up. ;-) In short, in order to see the ISP's DNS IP's I think he just has to (temporarily, at least) abandon the hard coded DNS IP's and let the ISP assign them during the next connection setup. Make a note of them, and at that point the OP can revert back to his hardcoded IP's if he wants to. Probably so... -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:22:47 -0400, "glee"
wrote: "Char Jackson" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:39:57 -0400, "glee" wrote: IIRC in order to have a router in the dial-up system, they would have to be using ICS on a host computer, yes? No, ICS isn't required. There used to be many people with broadband who kept dial-up around because they didn't trust the reliability of their broadband connection, although that number has probably dwindled by now. Broadband? But we (and the OP) are talking about dial-up, not broadband, yes? The OP only mentioned dial-up, yes. I shouldn't have brought routers into the discussion. Unless you have a fairly rare router that was made for dial-up use, tell me how you use a router with a dial-up connection without using ICS. Actually even with ICS you would use a hub, not a router. What am I missing from what you are stating? In almost every case, you simply leave a dial-up modem installed in the PC. When the broadband connection goes down, you have the option of using dial-up. In that case, the router won't be involved. Those people you mention who kept dial-up around for when their broadband was down, did not share the connection via a router, it was dialed via their modem and only shared if ICS was used. I can still use dial-up here with my old Juno account and my dial-up modem, but it isn't for use with a router or for sharing without ICS. Agreed. Having said that, I probably shouldn't have mentioned routers in this discussion. Whatever DNS IP's are provided by the broadband ISP are very likely different from those provided by the dial-up ISP, so checking the router, if there is one, won't help. Ahh, but you DID mention routers... lol! I'm actually wondering why broadband keeps getting mentioned when the OP didn't state anything about broadband being available, and asked about dial-up. ;-) Because a door once opened, even if opened in error, becomes hard to close. ;-) |
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inline skates...
"Char Jackson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:22:47 -0400, "glee" wrote: "Char Jackson" wrote in message . .. On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:39:57 -0400, "glee" wrote: IIRC in order to have a router in the dial-up system, they would have to be using ICS on a host computer, yes? No, ICS isn't required. There used to be many people with broadband who kept dial-up around because they didn't trust the reliability of their broadband connection, although that number has probably dwindled by now. Broadband? But we (and the OP) are talking about dial-up, not broadband, yes? The OP only mentioned dial-up, yes. I shouldn't have brought routers into the discussion. Bad Char, no cookies! Unless you have a fairly rare router that was made for dial-up use, tell me how you use a router with a dial-up connection without using ICS. Actually even with ICS you would use a hub, not a router. What am I missing from what you are stating? In almost every case, you simply leave a dial-up modem installed in the PC. When the broadband connection goes down, you have the option of using dial-up. In that case, the router won't be involved. Yes, but that's not what I was asking. It was mentioned that you didn't need to use ICS to use a router with dial-up, and I said something like "what? huh?" My point is that to share an Internet connection via modem, you must use either ICS or a rare dial-up router. Boy, did we get sidetracked or what? lol Those people you mention who kept dial-up around for when their broadband was down, did not share the connection via a router, it was dialed via their modem and only shared if ICS was used. I can still use dial-up here with my old Juno account and my dial-up modem, but it isn't for use with a router or for sharing without ICS. Agreed. Having said that, I probably shouldn't have mentioned routers in this discussion. Whatever DNS IP's are provided by the broadband ISP are very likely different from those provided by the dial-up ISP, so checking the router, if there is one, won't help. Ahh, but you DID mention routers... lol! I'm actually wondering why broadband keeps getting mentioned when the OP didn't state anything about broadband being available, and asked about dial-up. ;-) Because a door once opened, even if opened in error, becomes hard to close. ;-) OK, door closing now... hopefully will not hit either of us in the ass. :-) -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:20:40 -0400, "glee"
wrote: inline skates... "Char Jackson" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:22:47 -0400, "glee" wrote: "Char Jackson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:39:57 -0400, "glee" wrote: IIRC in order to have a router in the dial-up system, they would have to be using ICS on a host computer, yes? No, ICS isn't required. There used to be many people with broadband who kept dial-up around because they didn't trust the reliability of their broadband connection, although that number has probably dwindled by now. Broadband? But we (and the OP) are talking about dial-up, not broadband, yes? The OP only mentioned dial-up, yes. I shouldn't have brought routers into the discussion. Bad Char, no cookies! Unless you have a fairly rare router that was made for dial-up use, tell me how you use a router with a dial-up connection without using ICS. Actually even with ICS you would use a hub, not a router. What am I missing from what you are stating? BTW, I don't think I've seen a hub in at least 15 years, maybe longer. In almost every case, you simply leave a dial-up modem installed in the PC. When the broadband connection goes down, you have the option of using dial-up. In that case, the router won't be involved. Yes, but that's not what I was asking. It was mentioned that you didn't need to use ICS to use a router with dial-up, Oh, ok. I must have missed that. I'll step back so that whoever said it can slide in here and explain it. ;-) For me, all I said was that dial-up doesn't require a router nor does it require ICS. Dial-up can stand on its own. and I said something like "what? huh?" My point is that to share an Internet connection via modem, you must use either ICS or a rare dial-up router. Boy, did we get sidetracked or what? lol Typical Usenet. :-) OK, door closing now... hopefully will not hit either of us in the ass. :-) I don't think any damage has been done. Hope not, anyway. |
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"Char Jackson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:20:40 -0400, "glee" wrote: inline skates... "Char Jackson" wrote in message . .. On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:22:47 -0400, "glee" wrote: "Char Jackson" wrote in message m... On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:39:57 -0400, "glee" wrote: IIRC in order to have a router in the dial-up system, they would have to be using ICS on a host computer, yes? No, ICS isn't required. There used to be many people with broadband who kept dial-up around because they didn't trust the reliability of their broadband connection, although that number has probably dwindled by now. Broadband? But we (and the OP) are talking about dial-up, not broadband, yes? The OP only mentioned dial-up, yes. I shouldn't have brought routers into the discussion. Bad Char, no cookies! Unless you have a fairly rare router that was made for dial-up use, tell me how you use a router with a dial-up connection without using ICS. Actually even with ICS you would use a hub, not a router. What am I missing from what you are stating? BTW, I don't think I've seen a hub in at least 15 years, maybe longer. We used one with ICS and dial-up where I used to work about 15 years ago... In almost every case, you simply leave a dial-up modem installed in the PC. When the broadband connection goes down, you have the option of using dial-up. In that case, the router won't be involved. Yes, but that's not what I was asking. It was mentioned that you didn't need to use ICS to use a router with dial-up, Oh, ok. I must have missed that. I'll step back so that whoever said it can slide in here and explain it. ;-) ....but, but.... it was you! Or we really had a communication breakdown... For me, all I said was that dial-up doesn't require a router nor does it require ICS. Dial-up can stand on its own. and I said something like "what? huh?" My point is that to share an Internet connection via modem, you must use either ICS or a rare dial-up router. Boy, did we get sidetracked or what? lol Typical Usenet. :-) OK, door closing now... hopefully will not hit either of us in the ass. :-) I don't think any damage has been done. Hope not, anyway. Oops.... mine got cracked... -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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Ant wrote:
I think there was a c:\windows\modem.log or something, but I don't remember it showing DNS information. Can't you just run ipconfig.exe /all through cmd.exe after connecting in dial-up? ipconfig only shows the currently assigned DNS servers which is the Google DNS in my case. |
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Char Jackson wrote:
Except in cases like JJ described, you can't get it from ipconfig. To the OP: if you don't want to make the changes to your host that you mentioned above, perhaps you have a router in your network, in which case you may be able to see the ISP's DNS IP's by logging into the router. There's no router in my network. It's just my dial-up CDMA USB modem and it's not a router type. Like plain 56k phone line modem. |
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Ant wrote:
I think there was a c:\windows\modem.log or something, but I don't remember it showing DNS information. Can't you just run ipconfig.exe /all through cmd.exe after connecting in dial-up? The modem_xxx.log is for modem level logging only. i.e.: the modem AT commands. Network protocols are beyond it's scope. |
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