[DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion in Comcast HSI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r13154925 en Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:42:59 EDT Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:42:59 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13248570 sortofageek :
said by spweber1954 See Profile:

....is it all over?

Should I click the "Obtain DNS automatically", and go with what Comcast serves me?

As a national issue, judging from the fact the furor seems to have subsided, my best guess would be "yes." YMMV. Only you can determine if it is over for you and the only way I know for you to do that is to switch back to the Comcast DNS servers by configuring your equipment to obtain DNS automatically.

It doesn't take much time to switch, find out if it's working for you. If not, it doesn't take much time to switch back.
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I was out of town all week.....and after reading the messages....is it all over?

Should I click the "Obtain DNS automatically", and go with what Comcast serves me?

Located southeast of Denver,CO.

Speed (4000/350) and internet seems OK.......so was just asking for those of us who don't stay up on this issue--hourly.

Thanks,

Stan
Parker,CO]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13243113 Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:55:56 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13241490 sortofageek : Since you say you are now using Comcast DNS servers and, apparently, that is working for you and since 4.2.2.1 is not a Comcast DNS server, I would have to say the problem is totally unrelated to Comcast, period.
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Is this related to the failures of the Comcast DNS servers?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13241479 Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:33:11 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13233300 tower29 : I called comcast a week ago and couldn't even get to the internet division. So I called disconnect. My account was credited 45 bucks within one minute. I pay for the use of their DNS service. I shouldn't have to use someone else's. I told them that if my account wasn't credited I wanted everything turned off. And I wasn't joking either. I pay way to much money to have crappy service...tower]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13233300 Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:13:04 EDT Re: ** 04/12/05 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13218057 Morty : I doubt you were speaking with a senior tech. May I recommend you follow my instruction in the other post as to how to get your issue resolved.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13218057 Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:00:09 EDT Re: ** 04/12/05 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13217856 groovyjoker :
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Most of your individual cases where you have been mistreated by technicians and refused credit are just individual cases, I can assure you. Call back again and again and explain the issue as calmly and unserstanding as you possibly can. We all respond nicely to this.


Oh, hey, I am sure you mean well, Mr ComcastMan, but your company doesnt' know jack here in Olympia.

Your "Senior Technicians" came out here to my house to investigate this problem. They concluded that because I was watching TV on my computer, I was losing bandwidth. They replaced the cable and splitter and told me it may continue. They then replaced the ports on the outside of the house, turning it from a 4-cable to 3-cable access house, surmising some of my problem was coming from one of the ports.

They also mentioned that Comcast was "shifting frequencies around" in the bandwidth to "make room for the telephone service" in order to "compete with Qwest". But they never concluded that had anything to do with the fact I could not surf the web and kept getting 404 Error messages.

Then they left. I have removed the mess they created and after reading this forum, made them return and change the outside port back to a 4-cable access house. I will not call upon your senior technicians for their assistance anymore. I will handle things myself. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13217856 Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:29:38 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13212409 combatroy : Interweb still very slow here in Richmond, VA. I even put in some new DNS thingys in my rooter and the interweb is still slow or non existant.

Comcast wants to send a tech out to my house but not sure what they are going to do.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13212409 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:00:09 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13209602 voodoodance : Girlboxer- In the SF Bay Area too, and I'd also like to know what's up with Comcast. I don't even know why they're pretending that there's not a problem. IE the techs will come out, we'll have them try all sorts of things, and they'll say they don't know what's wrong, but it's not us or our hardware/software. Wouldn't it be more cost-effective, if they're going to admit that their service is messed up anyways, if they give us an eta on a fix, or even a vague idea what's wrong?

*sighs* I'm so fed up with Comcast. Really wish there was another isp alternative where I live.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13209602 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:45:06 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13208370 Jericho34 : You missed the point of the post. It doesn't matter if it does or dose not use dns. I have my own dns server. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13208370 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:19:11 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13208046 Mutiny32 : so.....oscar.aol.com is an IP address? I think not. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13208046 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:40:48 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13207477 Jericho34 : South Central Pennsylvania]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13207477 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:27:30 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13207369 sortofageek : I'm sorto' repeating here, I know, but beginning to feel invisible.

This thread is about DNS connection issues. If your problem is not DNS related, this is the wrong thread.

Start a thread, describe your problems. Include the information requested here: »/faq/8563
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I'd love to know what's REALLY going on with Comcast. I changed my DNS servers a week and a half ago thanks to this forum. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13207323 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:09:22 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13207177 anon : Jericho,
Same issues as you, here in DC. I dont see how DNS would be causing all this. I have issues pinging ip addresses too.
Ofcourse when i called comcast, it was on the upswing and they said 16% packet loss is acceptable and not in the 'red' zone, so "no help for you"...
jeez it used to be sooo good.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13207177 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:52:45 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13206681 vizionblind : hericho what state are you in? Same problems here in VA]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13206681 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:41:40 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13205376 Jericho34 : This is my second attempt to make a post tonight. The first was all but ready when I clicked on preview,WHAM! Down goes Comcast again!!!! Page cannot be displayed. Click back and presto! Everything you type has disappeared into the Comcast ether. Oh well, you learn something new all the time. (I’m typing this first in Word).

I will repeat what I said before. This is more than a DNS problem! This is MORE THAN a DNS problem! Somebody please, please listen. Joebob38? Start a new thread?

I do NOT use Comcast DNS. I have DNS running on a Windows 2000 server running on my network. I have had problems since Tuesday 12APR2005. No connection, slow connection, you name it. AOL instant messenger is at times constantly trying to reconnect. AIM does NOT use dns. Xbox, ip to ip address games keep loosing connection. DNS not needed here either. I tried to listen to XM Radio online, player kept buffering on every song. I’ve streamed a 1440k internet radio station without a hiccup before. Now streaming an mp3 stream is not possible.

Last Friday night my connection tested less than a dial up. Sometimes it was completely dead, even though the modem showed I was still connected. It was like that till about 1:35am Sat. Then it came back, like nothing was wrong. Tonight was the same deal, dead one minute, up and running the next, and then dead again. I tried to download my email. Hung up at 3 out of 36. Made 3 more attempts, zips right up to 18 of 36, hang…. Couple of more tries and it takes off. I tried to update windows media player, received 78% of the file and quit!. It took my son 24 hrs to download service pack 4 for windows 2000 last week.

I think I read in one of these threads that Comcast had launched VOIP in some new markets last week about the same time the DNS servers crashed. It that right?
This article was linked to on SlashDot »www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulp···303.html . It explains how Comcast plans on putting the screws to other VOIP providers on their network. Maybe their servers cannot tell the difference between voip packets and my packets or your packets.

Last night on the David Lawrence show, he talked about the problems Comcast was having. He said it was due to a service upgrade and most likely these problems would continue into May. I hope not.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13205376 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 01:32:23 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13202015 sortofageek : vizionblind, I don't see a DNS issue in your most recent thread about gmail.

Start a thread, describe your problems. Include the information requested here: »/faq/8563
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If you have more than one computer, the easiest way to configure your network is to set all the computers in the network to point to the router for DNS, then set the DNS settings on the router.
So if your router is 192.168.1.1
On your computer set the default gateway to 192.168.1.1
and your DNS setting to 192.168.1.1 (just one entry in DNS)

On your router, make sure you have all three DNS slots filled with valid DNS servers.
Now, if you need to change a setting, you'll only have to change it once (On the router, of course!) When you make the change, you won't have to release/renew all the client machines to grab the new settings, because they'll already be pointing to the router.

For a faster startup, and less problems in general, assign your computers an IP address on the network. If the router assigns IP's over 100, assign each computer an address under 100.
Ex. 192.168.1.50 192.168.1.51 etc. etc.
Now when the computer starts up, it won't have to wait for an address. Also, if the router is power cycled (and the computer is not) the router won't "forget" the IP address is assigned and reassign it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13201268 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:30:06 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13201236 edeab220 : vizionblind, I called 1800-COMCAST and went to billing, told them I was down for a few hours in the evening for five days, and they gave me $5.75 credit.

They're giving everyone credit, so I'm suggesting to everyone that had problems to call up Billing and tell them about it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13201236 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:26:40 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13200673 pgoelz : FWIW, when we were having the major DNS issues here in SE Michigan last week, I found a couple DNS servers from the first post in this thread that worked and was all set. But not all of the DNS servers listed in the first post worked, so if you try one and it doesn't solve your problem don't give up right away.

It's been 100% for quite a few days here now. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13200673 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:12:02 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13199984 vizionblind : so I called Comcast billing to get a refund for all this dowtime and they insist the problem is on my end and their is no DNS issue. They wanted to roll a truck out. I said NO, and hung up.

Can you believe this??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13199984 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:41:00 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13199779 sortofageek : Once again, feeling much like a broken record, if your problems are not fixed by changing your DNS servers, trying several of those suggested in the first post of this thread, please start a new topic.

There is a New Topic button at the top (to your right) of the forum. Please use that to start a new topic.

Your new topic should include as much information as possible, as suggested by this FAQ: »/faq/8563

It is just too confusing to try to troubleshoot individual issues in a monster-sized thread like this.
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The web interface is different from later D-Link models such as the 604.
However, I did manage to enter some alternate addresses directly into my computer's network settings.
That works, but I'd like to enter both those as well as the Comcast ones.
I don't understand what the host name and domain would be for multiple entries like that.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13198205 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:35:16 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13197929 jansm38 : As it's been said a thousand times already, DNS has NOTHING to do with Ping times.

said by vboyz103:

Please help...I changed the DNS addy of the router to 4.2.2.2 and it does no good.

As I am typing this message, my ping time is way above 200ms.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.comcast.com

Pinging www.comcast.com [164.109.28.3] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=255ms TTL=105
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=266ms TTL=105
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=302ms TTL=105
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=272ms TTL=105

Ping statistics for 164.109.28.3:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 255ms, Maximum = 302ms, Average = 273ms
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13197929 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:05:42 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13197489 SLow Poke9 : Another night of foo from comcast

I'm from Hillsboro, OR and comcast latency is bad

There's a network problem beteen 68.87.216.29 *comcast and AT&T 12.123.44.118.

Yestday, when this happened, I spent some un-quality time with comcast online help. I heard a dismall array of stupid questions from comcast help.

It's such a lousy customer service company. Heck, comcast, must ship their online stuff over seas *india. The online script adds the customer service person's name.

Ok, enough ranting. I heard comcast will rebate 1.64 per day from dns outage last week. What are they going to rebate for the last couple days?

Verizon is bringing fiber into my area. I am thinking hard about changing to Verizon fiber by mid summer.

-clear your internet explorer cache
-do you have a router]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13197489 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 02:40:00 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13197431 Sharkie86 : This doesn't look good:

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtests/850888;393855;da42f83d246d0b64e28b755ad2e1445d;2.0;pdx.speakeasy.net/1113804827 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13197431 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 02:15:51 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196656 MrAsh217 : DFW area of Texas, having issues yet again. Pings have jumped close to 200 ms.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196656 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:39:45 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196493 vizionblind : down again tonight VA]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196493 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:19:00 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196331 september : Pinging comcast.com [164.109.28.3] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=107
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=107
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=107
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=107

Ping statistics for 164.109.28.3:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 40ms, Maximum = 42ms, Average = 40ms]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196331 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:57:06 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196319 anon : Now it is way over 300+ ping...I am really frustrated with this problem.

Is Comcast so stupid to figure this thing out? I thought million customers pay them for the service, so they should be OK to hire some experts in and fix this.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196319 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:55:26 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196233 Sharkie86 : Pinging www.comcast.com [164.109.28.3] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=107
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=96ms TTL=107
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=94ms TTL=107
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=119ms TTL=107

Ping statistics for 164.109.28.3:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 94ms, Maximum = 119ms, Average = 103ms

Pinging www.comcast.net [204.127.205.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 204.127.205.8: bytes=32 time=85ms TTL=50
Reply from 204.127.205.8: bytes=32 time=122ms TTL=50
Reply from 204.127.205.8: bytes=32 time=87ms TTL=50
Reply from 204.127.205.8: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=50

Ping statistics for 204.127.205.8:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 82ms, Maximum = 122ms, Average = 94ms]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196233 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:43:18 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196136 anon : Please help...I changed the DNS addy of the router to 4.2.2.2 and it does no good.

As I am typing this message, my ping time is way above 200ms.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.comcast.com

Pinging www.comcast.com [164.109.28.3] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=255ms TTL=105
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=266ms TTL=105
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=302ms TTL=105
Reply from 164.109.28.3: bytes=32 time=272ms TTL=105

Ping statistics for 164.109.28.3:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 255ms, Maximum = 302ms, Average = 273ms]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196136 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:31:45 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13196099 masterwolfe : Dragging big time in Huntsville AL again, using their damned POS DNS servers. Bout to switch again
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For me it did nothing. I'm sure there is a bigger problem.
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said by Homerr_wa See Profile:

I keep losing connection altogether and have read it's some dB issue with the modem and I can only hold a connection for 3-5 minutes at a time, and that is only marginal in speed, maybe 56k-ish.
Please start a new topic if you wish assistance with troubleshooting.

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If you decide others in your local area aren't seeing the same problem and want troubleshooting assistance, post pertinent information in that thread and ask for help.

»/faq/8563

Help us keep this thread on topic, which is the national DNS problem, any continued issue related to Comcast DNS servers.
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Already got around the DNS issue. Now it's a total drop in connection w/ the modem.

Really starting to get annoyed. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192678 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 14:03:39 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192496 sortofageek :
said by Blam See Profile:

I know there are several other issues going on that IMHO, indirectly relate to the literal DNS issue (and that seem to revolve around problems on the backbone as people get handed off to it).
Hopefully, our regular members will help in directing people to the appropriate threads for "other issues." Let's try to stick to the national DNS issue in this one.
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I know there are several other issues going on that IMHO, indirectly relate to the literal DNS issue (and that seem to revolve around problems on the backbone as people get handed off to it).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192407 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:24:14 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192209 Matsayz : cool beans, thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192209 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:56:34 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192132 sortofageek : You do have a point about separating the work-around suggestion post from the discussion, matsayz. :)

Pardon the interruption, folks, while I work on that. We'll be open for business soon. :)
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maybe instead, we keep this hugeass thread open and make a smaller condensed thread that you lock but label as "READ FIRST For DNS/Connetion Problems". just trying to seperate the random "why doesnt my internet work HELP ME!#@!!". its really hard to keepup on a convo when theres random shouts to help, then you post to help and the whole convo sways off and the original discussion is lost.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192051 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:30:44 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192003 Qixotl : Looks like the DNS problems have returned here in CT. A friend (who hasn't been online during the previous outages) just called me to see if my Internet connection is down. I shifted him to the Level3 DNS servers and that solved his problem. In this area, appointments for service calls concerning Internet outages are backed up through Thursday, so it appears that the Tier 1 operators still have no clue about the DNS issues.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13192003 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:23:24 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191996 snowscum : Yea weeding through 26 pages of posts sounds like the answer.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191996 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:22:34 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191893 sortofageek : Starting a new thread would lose the history of this ongoing saga, IMO. I think it needs to stay for the benefit of those who want to see. For those who don't, just want the workaround, first post in the thread gives them that.

Additional posts give us an idea whether it is still an issue or not. You really only have to look at the end of the thread to see if individuals or certain areas are still having DNS issues, needing the workaround.

In most cases, people are simply reporting this particular issue isn't fixed for them, belongs here. Sometimes we can tell when they post it is probably not this DNS problem, but something else. In that case, someone asks them to start a new topic so we can help.
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Alot of the subsequent posts are others sharing explainations on what some hardware may need to get it working properly.

If not for this thread, we would have 26 pages of nothing but DNS Issue threads in this forum. :hmm:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191673 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:31:45 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191644 vizionblind : time to start a new thread imo]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191644 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:24:35 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191615 Matsayz : how is one supposed to read this huge thread? i think its time to lock it and start over, 26 pages(when i post this) is huge. or maybe we could conform the "episodes" into their own threads. no one in their right mind would read all of these pages....and its gotta be hard to figure out whats going on and where to find it in all of the pages. we neeed to think about the avg. joe that is coming to find out why his $40 a month internet connection isnt working properly. the rest of us geeks that stay on the forum i think tend to know whats going on.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191615 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:19:00 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13191567 sortofageek :
said by visormiser See Profile:

My attempt to start a separate thread was nixed, and the thread locked. So I'll ask here:
Sorry about that, visormiser. It's a large, fast-moving, forum. Sometimes it is hard to know where to post. Since yours belongs in general discussion of this ongoing issue, it really does belong in this thread. If everyone who posted in this thread had started a new thread, it would greatly hamper our ability to help each other with individual issues.

People who want individual help in troubleshooting still can and should start a new topic, just for their issues, giving members some information from this FAQ: »/faq/8563
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Anyone just coming to this thread still experiencing Comcast DNS problems? The company says they have fixed the problem, but I want to hear from anyone still having a DNS issue that is resolved by merely pointing to other DNS servers.

Pls IM or PM me. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13189852 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:01:10 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13189757 PuGpUg : dns servers been good for 3 days now..comcast dns servers i mean ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13189757 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:36:09 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13188075 Cheddarhead : Speed is still very slow, has been for the last week. (Also, down completely for a week). I have 4000/384, but since 10 days agao or so, it's been more like 1000/300, running from the low end of 500/100 up to 2000/300. I havent had 4 mbps since they announced the upgrade. (Yes I have power cycled my modem, many times)
Anybody else in the midwest experiencing slow speeds?

Regards]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13188075 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:47:09 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13187373 sortofageek : I second joebob's suggestion. Start a new topic. Provide some information. There are plenty of members who will do their best to help you pin down your issues if you decide to help them help you.

»/faq/8563

Connection problems are frustrating for all of us, but try to remember none of us caused the problems. Yelling and cursing in our direction won't help anyone. :)
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said by cuckfomcast:

THIS IS *NOT* JUST A DNS PROBLEM AND WHY ISNT COMCAST OWNING UP TO IT? I"VE HAD THESE DAMN CONNECTION PROBS FOR ALMOST A WEEEK AFTER I RESET THE MODEM IT WORKS AGAIN BUT IS NOT STABLE AT ALL. IT SEEMS TO "DROP" UNDER HEAVY LOAD OR SOMETIMES ANY "UPLOADED" DATA FROM ME WILL CAUSE THE NET TO DIE OUT.

DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY UPGRADED TO 4MB AND AS YOU CAN TELL BY MY CAPITAL LETTERS I AM QUITE FURIOUS, I ASSURE YOU
Make another thread, so that you can get help. That is not related to DNS in anyway.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13187180 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:20:50 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13187150 anon : THIS IS *NOT* JUST A DNS PROBLEM AND WHY ISNT COMCAST OWNING UP TO IT? I"VE HAD THESE DAMN CONNECTION PROBS FOR ALMOST A WEEEK AFTER I RESET THE MODEM IT WORKS AGAIN BUT IS NOT STABLE AT ALL. IT SEEMS TO "DROP" UNDER HEAVY LOAD OR SOMETIMES ANY "UPLOADED" DATA FROM ME WILL CAUSE THE NET TO DIE OUT.

DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY UPGRADED TO 4MB AND AS YOU CAN TELL BY MY CAPITAL LETTERS I AM QUITE FURIOUS, I ASSURE YOU]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13187150 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:14:42 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13186491 dsdarling :
said by Richmond VA in a hos:

When I power cycle modem + router (this week), seems to be good for about an hour, then DNS is down again.
When I first got an IP it gave me an hour lease. Several Release Renews and I finally got a 96 hour lease. I didn't think it was worth mentioning...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13186491 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:10:13 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13186457 sortofageek : Your issue is different than dsdarling's. Just follow the workaround suggestions (first post in this thread) to resolve the DNS issues ... until you're sure Comcast does have that fixed in your area.
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said by sortofageek See Profile:

said by dsdarling See Profile:

AND I can't get an IP unless I use the Router MAC address, my NIC MAC is not accepted. I'm almost afraid to call support to see what that is all about...
You need to power cycle the modem when you change a MAC address for the device connected to the modem in order to get a new IP.
Thought I'd already tried that... but it worked....:uhh:
Now, I'm back on the 67 domain... but still have the ATTBI DNS servers.

Thanx]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13186174 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:11:17 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13185954 sortofageek :
said by dsdarling See Profile:

AND I can't get an IP unless I use the Router MAC address, my NIC MAC is not accepted. I'm almost afraid to call support to see what that is all about...
You need to power cycle the modem when you change a MAC address for the device connected to the modem in order to get a new IP.
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Seems I've been reverted back to ATTBI DNS's last night....

63.240.76.198 PTR record: ns14.attbi.com. [TTL 900s] [A=63.240.76.198]

204.127.199.8 PTR record: ns11.attbi.com. [TTL 10800s] [A=204.127.199.8]

And my IP is now in the 24 domain versus 67 before this fiasco..

AND I can't get an IP unless I use the Router MAC address, my NIC MAC is not accepted. I'm almost afraid to call support to see what that is all about...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13185498 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:18:17 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13185009 gdm : I just want to add one more thing that DNS won't affect. VoIP has not been affected during all this since it's all IP based.

I have seen questions brought up on other sites, so just more of a FYI to others that may ask.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13185009 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:40:15 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13184943 Big_D : Exactly]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13184943 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:31:31 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13184913 rockotman :
said by Big_D See Profile:

said by Sharkie86 See Profile:

I find them to keep me at much higher speeds at a more constant rate.
The DNS servers you choose have absolutely no affect on your download speed.
Concur

But it "seems" faster when the DNS server finds a page more readily. It won't affect the actual transfer speed, but without the lag of a server finding the site, it can "seem" faster.

Just run a speed test using the two difference servers. You will notice no appreciable difference is speed test results.

But then load various pages using the different DNS servers. You may notice a difference, if one of them is slow to respond to your DNS requests.
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said by Sharkie86 See Profile:

I find them to keep me at much higher speeds at a more constant rate.
The DNS servers you choose have absolutely no affect on your download speed.
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You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13184870 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:17:37 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13183836 atman : Thanx Sharkie.....I just noticed my DNS servers were switched to those two you listed and they seem to work much better !!:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13183836 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 03:03:16 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13183824 ortuno2k : having problems here too, Miami FL.
I run my own dns server...still had problems as of tonite (1st time ever!). Using my ISP's...still was having problems.
Seems to be working a little better now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13183824 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:58:38 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13183588 Sharkie86 : It is owned by Sprint. I just did a tracert of my 'automatic DNS servers' which were 68.87.66.196 and 68.87.64.196. I get much lower pings with these ones and I find them to keep me at much higher speeds at a more constant rate.
Actually, when I switched back to automatic, it changed them to 216.148.227.79 and 204.127.202.19, which both work just as well. I see the same speeds, if not better.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13183588 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 01:51:55 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13183137 Oregonian :
said by Sharkie86 See Profile:

I found a good one for Oregon:
Thank you Sharkie86!

Will be using yours for now. Any idea who owns the first one?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13183137 Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:27:46 EDT Re: So this is the reason... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13182901 entropy1 : Thank you very much.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13182901 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 23:57:54 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13182609 Jericho34 : HEY COMCAST

This has been going on for two weeks now. I used to get 7.5 KB/sec on dial up.

2005-04-15 18:02:37 EST: 51 / 356
Your download speed : 52761 bps, or 51 kbps.
A 6.4 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed is much faster than down.. have you tweaked?
Your upload speed : 365463 bps, or 356 kbps.


]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13182609 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 23:23:16 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13182234 Sharkie86 : I found a good one for Oregon:

Primary 204.117.214.10

Alternate 4.2.2.6]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13182234 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:31:40 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13181438 edeab220 : Comcast seems to be working good...amazing! :p.

Called Comcast tonight, got $5.75 credit :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13181438 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:37:07 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13181090 oldTDNickell :
said by docoz See Profile:

Backup dns servers probably don't do much good if they are all running the same buggy software.
I don't know what you mean when you say backup,but if you don't trust the Comcast DNS servers don't use them.For me i'll use them as long as their working.It's no big deal to change the numbers if it goes down again.:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13181090 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:47:29 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180936 docoz : Backup dns servers probably don't do much good if they are all running the same buggy software. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180936 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:26:37 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180835 oldTDNickell : Working ok.:)
Its kind of neat to just remove the number you put in before and then just do a auto release.renew and see what it gives you.:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180835 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:12:09 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180686 rockotman : Lo and behold - I did the same,

Removed the hard-coded DNS values I had inserted,
And when the trusty old router restarted,

What to my wondering eyes did appear,
But eight tiny groupings I recognize from early last year,

The DNS servers now being piped in,
Are the ones that I had way-back when.

63.240.76.4 and 204.127.198.4

Looks like they fired up the old servers again. :D
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204.127.199.8 Primary

63.240.76.198 Secondary

What do you think? They seem to be pretty fast.

And i know i said i would never go back to the Comcast DNS servers.I lied:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180606 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:44:16 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180542 rockotman : Nope - I just did find that piece of paper (24.1.40.33, 24.1.40.34). I tried pinging them and got no reply. Probably not worth trying them as a DNS server.

These are from back in the old days, when @home gave you a static IP, and had you enter all the pertinent informations into the network settings, back when SOHO routers were cost-prohibitive, back in the dark ages, a whole 6 years ago.
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said by rockotman See Profile:

Yeah - just for shits and giggles the other night I tried the old ATTBI server IPs that I have written down, and they worked.

Now - maybe I can find that piece of paper with the old @Home DNS IPs on it - I know that they were local... ;)
I bet they still work.:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180505 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:30:45 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180472 rockotman : Yeah - just for shits and giggles the other night I tried the old ATTBI server IPs that I have written down, and they worked.

Now - maybe I can find that piece of paper with the old @Home DNS IPs on it - I know that they were local... ;)
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And, as I am sure you know, even failsafe systems have a weakness... yes, there may be redundancy, yes - there may be no non-detectable failures that can cause a catastrophe, but given the right set of circumstances, even a fail safe system, without properly trained operators and overseers, can fail. Planes crash. Subs bump into undersea mounts.

But I do agree that Comcast (CC) should do a better job of keeping their system up and running. Up until of late, I have not had any real problems with CC. But the last several weeks have been rough.

I am sure that CC thought that centralizing servers seemed like a good idea, a reasonable way to save costs and streamline operations. But maybe the whole plan was not as well thought out as it should have been. They did not take into consideration the alienation of customers if problems arose. Nor the risk of putting all your eggs into one basket. They will learn from this mistake, and hopefull do a better job next time.

Hopefully. ;)
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...is there anybody out there... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180389 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:14:39 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180319 oldTDNickell :
said by rockotman See Profile:

Come up with a failsafe system that keeps networks from going belly-up and the world will be a path to your door... you will be a rich man.
Well that's the problem rockotman See Profile my background is building aircraft not computer networks.Failsafe systems in aircraft is normal for pretty good reasons.:D:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180319 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:04:21 EDT Re: So this is the reason... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180302 SamSon : Memory leak usually is a bug in a program, any program uses some memory, and when there's a memory leak in that program it stops releasing the memory it used and no longer needs, so it just keeps holding more and more memory till the system crashes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180302 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:01:58 EDT Re: So this is the reason... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180175 entropy1 : Thank you, draven. I'm interested in any other comments on this to add to what I'm learning.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180175 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:43:18 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13180170 rockotman : Come up with a failsafe system that keeps networks from going belly-up and the world will be a path to your door... you will be a rich man.
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This is why there are test environments that mimic what is in production, so that adequate testing and QA can be performed before a change to critical systems are made.

If someone dropped the ball on that, you can bet they're either receiving it from the boss this day or they've already been fired.
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Sure am glad I set my Secondary DNS to something off-net many months ago. (Off-net meaning something not within the Comcast Network, such as 4.2.2.3)

I wonder if it would be feasible for Comcast to set the secondary DNS to something off-net in the DHCP?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13179794 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:51:02 EDT So this is the reason... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13179715 entropy1 : From Comcast's help forum...

"Comcast engineers have been working around the clock to investigate the root causes of the recent DNS outages and after further investigation, the cause has been tracked down to a memory leak in the software system that our DNS system uses. The appropriate measures have been taken to correct this issue and the fix has now been in place overnight with no negative effects on the DNS system. At this time, we are confident that this memory-leak fix has resolved the DNS issues and we will continue monitoring the system closely to ensure the performance remains at peak performance."

Memory leak? Wouldn't they have noticed that before? I'm not up to speed on this so can someone enlighten me? I find this interesting and I'm in the mood to learn. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13179715 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:39:57 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178786 mdmaddox : Does this sound familiar to any one?
»www.zdnet.com.au/news/communicat···5,00.htm
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178786 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:42:29 EDT Re: [DNS] We have another issue tonight... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178698 anon : I'm betting you hit the nail on the head about corporate greed. They probably thought they'd save a ton of dough and ensure their fat bonuses at the end of the year if they consolidated the DNS servers. Who cares about the customers, right? They just pay your salary.
Thanks to the media and this site for giving me some info re why I've been having lots of problems this week. I had no idea. It is unconscionable that Comcast hasn't released more information about the problem and what is being done to fix it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178698 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:29:31 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178382 anon : whats faster speakeasy dns servers or level 3 dns servers?, can you determine where these servers are located? ...for faster access im using speakeasy dns at the moment]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178382 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:43:56 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178277 Blam : You're over on the left coast and perhaps they had to find something else to use over there. I'll tell you though, that the Level3s are faster to get to and resolve during peak times (in my case) than the old Bell Atlantic NS's though. LOL]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178277 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:31:52 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178121 dadkins : Cool!, most of the people I know on Verizon get assigned Level3. Maybe it's a Semi-local thing... :o:)

Thanks Blam!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178121 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:12:39 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178078 Blam :
said by dadkins See Profile:

Look up^^^ They know, and even admitted it!

"At this moment, Comcast engineers are still investigating the root causes of the recent National DNS outages. So far, as TNT describes above, the outages were caused by a heavy load which brought one of the servers down and re-routing this traffic to the 2nd server caused it to become overloaded and caused detrimental effects to it."

Translation - Comcast's #1 DNS(Comcast at least OWNS their own DNSs) crashed. Rerouting to Comcast's #2 DNS crashed it as well. They are trying to figure out why #1 got hosed and why the backup couldn't handle the load and got hosed itself.
Since one of those servers is over in my area apparently (whether it really is in the Torresdale neighborhood of Philly or across the river in Jersey), it makes me wonder whether this whole redirection of folks through MY main connection, is what has been blowing MY connection away. Amazingly enough, it came back this morning finally and has so far been up all day... well... at least so far.

If they leave the damn "Philly National" DNS off the network for a bit and I stay up, then I will confirm what has been screwing me all along. :huh:

For the time being, use Level3's DNS - 4.2.2.1 - 4.2.2.6, and continue surfing.
Verizon uses Level3's DNS(they don't have their own!).
Well... I have Verizon DSL and they DO have local DNS's (old BellAtlantic stuff) for me to use which is what my router gets assigned via DHCP. ;) Ie.,:

151.197.0.38 - nsphil.bellatlantic.net
151.197.0.39 - home4.bellatlantic.net

Verizon = BellAtlantic + another former baby bell (I think Nynex now).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13178078 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:08:09 EDT Comcast still listing an open NATIONAL problem http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177842 TK Junk Mail : Comcast is still listing an open National Problem on their network health page:
»www.comcast.net/help/
National

General Outage

(Connection to the Internet is currently unavailable. Our technicians are aware of the situation and are working to resolve the issue. This outage was logged at : 4/14/2005 8:53:00 PM EDT.)
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177842 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:36:33 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177798 dadkins : Look up^^^ They know, and even admitted it!

"At this moment, Comcast engineers are still investigating the root causes of the recent National DNS outages. So far, as TNT describes above, the outages were caused by a heavy load which brought one of the servers down and re-routing this traffic to the 2nd server caused it to become overloaded and caused detrimental effects to it."

Translation - Comcast's #1 DNS(Comcast at least OWNS their own DNSs) crashed. Rerouting to Comcast's #2 DNS crashed it as well. They are trying to figure out why #1 got hosed and why the backup couldn't handle the load and got hosed itself.

For the time being, use Level3's DNS - 4.2.2.1 - 4.2.2.6, and continue surfing.
Verizon uses Level3's DNS(they don't have their own!).

Have a great day all! :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177798 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:30:15 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177643 gecs : Have been having DNS issues here in Colorado as well. DNS Fails to resolve is the biggest problem, so I'm going to take the consensus here and change my DNS Servers.
Comcast is still in the denial stage. i don't get the reasoning behind the denial. Their problems end up being published and then the image they supposedly want to maintain is down the tubes anyway.
They are also having some router issues in my area, but of course "We see no issues from our end sir". OK. So they are blind also. LOL
I captured the problems that even the Cable modem log caught and told them I had the logs, then they admitted they had the logs as well and were aware of the problems. Jerks!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177643 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:09:21 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177578 palmer_j_r : You're right I don't know how I can live with myself stealing level3's DNS servers they were very heavy and I needed a forklift to get them in the back of my truck. I'm such a bad person :(
:mad: Don't throw your back out.
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From Jason1

Jason1 Re: What IS the cause of these outages? Apr 15, 2005 10:42 AM

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To all,

At this moment, Comcast engineers are still investigating the root causes of the recent National DNS outages. So far, as TNT describes above, the outages were caused by a heavy load which brought one of the servers down and re-routing this traffic to the 2nd server caused it to become overloaded and caused detrimental effects to it.

In the meantime, Comcast has switched back to some regionalized DNS servers in order to route traffic away from the national DNS servers that caused the outages. This traffic re-routing has aleviated the load issues and prevented another outage. This is now allowing our engineers to focus more on analyzing and putting in preventative measures to keep the recent outages from reoccurring.

These are the details that we know at the moment. Once the engineers have a full understanding of the situation and have it resolved, more information will be available. But for now, the engineers are concentrating on getting the issue resolved and we want to give them this time to resolve it without being interrupted regularly for updates into the situation.

Hope this answers the questions that many of you have asked.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177210 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:10:54 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177010 dadkins : YAWN!

I'll use whatever DNS my heart desires, if it get's me back online... cool!

Remember, the 4.2.2.1 - 6 group is Level3... Verizon is using them! FREE of charge! Go complain at Verizon! They don't even have their own DNS!

If my Comcast DNS fails, I'll copy-cat Verizon... is that better? :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13177010 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:42:28 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13176828 clark252 : After dealing with Earthlink's laggy DNS servers a while back, I started using ExtraDNS. It allows you to designate up to 10 DNS servers and then polls them all simultaneously. You can test servers to find the fastest ones, it keeps stats on performance, etc. Well worth the $29 cost for me:

»www.extratools.com/

Clark]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13176828 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:15:20 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13176815 deadmeat :
said by palmer_j_r See Profile:

said by dadkins See Profile:

said by achuchma See Profile:

:uhh:
My sentiments exactly! LOL!

Have a great day! :)
I don't think you get the point. People should not use other DNS servers that are attached to other ISPs that they don't pay for access. If the DNS Server is available to the public free of charge than sure, go for it. Everyone here seems to forget that when they start to tack on usage to a service that's not their own that they are most likely going to cause disruptions and/or slowing down services for other people who legitimately pay for said service. If my DNS was down, I'd live with it and take myself elsewhere, I don't resort to theft, no matter how minor or indiscriminate it may appear.

And you have a really swell day yourself! :)
You're right I don't know how I can live with myself stealing level3's DNS servers they were very heavy and I needed a forklift to get them in the back of my truck. I'm such a bad person :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13176815 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:13:36 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13176354 Timo_D : The press is picking it up:

»www.internetweek.com/showArticle···60900791

I called comcast last night to get a service credit. You won't be automatically credited... you have to call.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13176354 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:49:47 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13176142 palmer_j_r :
said by dadkins See Profile:

said by achuchma See Profile:

:uhh:
My sentiments exactly! LOL!

Have a great day! :)
I don't think you get the point. People should not use other DNS servers that are attached to other ISPs that they don't pay for access. If the DNS Server is available to the public free of charge than sure, go for it. Everyone here seems to forget that when they start to tack on usage to a service that's not their own that they are most likely going to cause disruptions and/or slowing down services for other people who legitimately pay for said service. If my DNS was down, I'd live with it and take myself elsewhere, I don't resort to theft, no matter how minor or indiscriminate it may appear.

And you have a really swell day yourself! :)
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Although I must say BitTorrent continues in the face of all adversity ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13176056 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:30:14 EDT msg deleted http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175620 anon : deleted by a moderator]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175620 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 03:17:15 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175534 ztmike : how could i find out what a local isp dns ip is? theres csinet.net thats very close (main hq) and netnitco.net ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175534 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 02:43:55 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175467 anon : just thought i would let you know that some call center people dont get updates about the outage. today is my day off and i'm coming online to see if they have fixed it. i was working during this dns outage and nobody told me of this so i just regularly troubleshooted people. we know that all of you are pissed off about this outage but dont stay on hold all pissed off about it and then unload on us. this will do no good for either of us and just might make us stay on the line to avoid talking to other customers pissed off. i know because i have done it! why bother taking to 10-20 calls per hour when you know they will be pissed off at you, I spend the 10 mins talking to a customer that has waited for at least 5 mins on hold rather then talk to a$$holes that think they are the only ones affected!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175467 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 02:19:31 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175293 anon : im sure you WONT be missed at all.....one customer down 8 million remain....Bye bye for you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175293 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 01:31:26 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175255 ricgal : I'd like to know what does cause the slow speeds. Also, if I get stuck on the registration page, will changing my dns server get me out.

Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175255 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 01:20:20 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175020 mngdew : I'm also having the same problem. Every since their speed upgrade, I'm only getting 1.6 mb after 8pm and can't play CS due to high ping.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13175020 Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:28:42 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174790 anon : p.s. i'm on the eastside (Sammamish)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174790 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:49:32 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174773 anon : "Anyone else seeing more than just DNS... like total loss of connection? I'm in Seattle."

Yep, for the past few days...

I'm using the 4.2.2.x DNS servers.

The modem will stay synched but I totally lose connectivity, reseting the modem tends to work.

Realllllly annoying, every morning this week I've woken up to no connectivity and having to reset the modem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174773 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:47:48 EDT Comcrash News Headlines http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174759 MichelBolton : Common complaint: inaccurate or misleading info.

»blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/index.php?p=351
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Anyone else seeing more than just DNS... like total loss of connection? I'm in Seattle.

I am at work, but having the wife reboot the modem etc.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174675 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:35:55 EDT Re: [DNS] We have another issue tonight... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174535 dj5663fjr : Thanks for the Southeast U.S. DNS, will try. I've been on 56k for 5yrs. HSI first available in my area 1 month ago, worked great for 1 week, and then...... I've been wondering what I did wrong,and Customer Service kept on asking what I'd configured incorrectly and "...'sigh' We'll try to fix it on our end then!" was an actual response!haha]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174535 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:19:07 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173876 teejer : Went down in El Cerrito, CA (Bay Area) about 10 minutes ago.. yet again.

Thank heavens for alternate DNS.

Teej]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173876 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:07:09 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173871 anon : that's the automated chat bot thing right? Totally D.U.M.B.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173871 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:06:57 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173857 ghostlisting : Have you guys seen the stupid "ASK COMCAST" thing?
it is totally dumb.

»www.comcast.net/providers/askcom···pup.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173857 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:05:06 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173777 Jay_Are : K, thanks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173777 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:55:54 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173692 gdm : DNS doesn't affect speed just the ability to resolve to sites and such.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173692 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:47:21 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173662 Jay_Are : I'm posting here because my issue maybe related to the Comcast DNS problem. Anyway, can this DNS issue be affecting my speed? I notice a few days ago that my speed drop to 3mb download, when the first Comcast DNS outage occurred. A few hours later my speed went back to normal. Now, it's happening again, but this time it drop to 1mb down. Now, could this two issues be related or just purely coincidental?. I also would like to mention that I am on the gold tier and had been problem free since the upgrade, till now. My DNS servers has also been changed as suggested.
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National

General Outage
(Connection to the Internet is currently unavailable. Our technicians are aware of the situation and are working to resolve the issue. This outage was logged at : 4/14/2005 8:22:00 PM EDT.)

They seem to have given up on the BS and finally admitted it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173644 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:42:59 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173524 dslabby : National



General Outage

(Connection to the Internet is currently unavailable. Our technicians are aware of the situation and are working to resolve the issue. This outage was logged at : 4/14/2005 8:22:00 PM EDT.)

4th time in a week, sheesh! Great to be on alternate DNS this time though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173524 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:31:33 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173295 anon : I'm sick and tired of Comcast's "no-customer" serivce and especially the recent outages. I live in Atlanta and plan to switch to EarthLink tonight. Their $19.95 for 6 mth offer is good enough to make me switch...

c-ya comcast... watch out cuz I might make the move to DirecTV next.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173295 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:07:00 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13173213 File Quit : Apparently not according to some other threads which were locked. The issue goes on.
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Now using Purdue's DNS servers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13172088 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:01:28 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171382 dadkins :
said by achuchma See Profile:

:uhh:
My sentiments exactly! LOL!

Have a great day! :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171382 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:41:10 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171298 achuchma : :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171298 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:31:38 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171265 dadkins : STILL not Verizon's. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171265 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:26:51 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171257 achuchma :
said by dadkins See Profile:

Well then, you are ALREADY on someone else's DNS! :p

Have a great day! :)
Assigned by Verizon, not hacked by myself. There is a difference.
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Have a great day! :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171246 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:24:40 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171232 achuchma : Well, huh...Those are the ones that Verizon assigns via DHCP...

And, no, I would not put myself on someone elses DNS server if mine was hosed...It is not proper WEB Netiquette to do so...
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...and I'm sure you wouldn't change DNS if your ISPs DNS was hosed... right? DNS has little to no affect on your speeds.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171200 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:19:32 EDT Re: [DNS] We have another issue tonight... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171191 achuchma : [N/C]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171191 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:18:02 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171167 achuchma : [N/C]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13171167 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:16:01 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170937 dadkins : I changed the DNS in my router in about 20 seconds and I haven't had a problem since. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170937 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:52:10 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170884 mikesm559 : Geez, why don't you guys just run a local DNS server and forgot using comcast's? I run one on my linux firewall, and have not noticed anything break in the last couple of weeks. In fact, speeds have never been higher - maybe because others can't resolve DNS addresses...

I have an old P3 system I use for the firewall - doesn't take much hardware, and easy to set up if you use a package like astaro's security linux - free for home users too.

If you are so critically affected by DNS probelms, you should run a local server and not depend on any ISP's.

Thanks,
Mike]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170884 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:44:13 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170848 gdm : It's not that...that has been verified. It's not DDoS attacks for DNS poisioning.

I am thinking it's more of a hardware issue...and that was the lastest word from comcast in the comcast.net forums.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170848 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:39:46 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170786 greEd : Anybody have any idea why the problems occurred in the first place?

Just a stab: »isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-04-07]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170786 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:32:04 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170754 Biker2679 : In tomorrows Philadelphia Inquirer: »www.philly.com/mld/philly/busine···5256.htm

Personally, I think its good there is a story, but it is a pretty weak one. I emailed the writer about the isssues, and he got right back to me- I am not sure if he already had the story written or wrote it in response to my email. In any case, a nice plug for BBR.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170754 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:27:40 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170750 anon : I'm a manager over at Verizon DSL, and I hope that no one is using our DNS server to try to reolve other ISP DNS related issues. This will cause issues on our network. If you have any questions, call us at 888-649-9500.

Thank you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170750 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:27:27 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170608 Daniszeman : I also live in Tujunga, I usu. stay at about 1.3mbps, and occasionaly hit up to 3.2mbps max. My question is, how do I change the DNS settings to 4.2.2.2 etc. without changing IP settings? Over the past few days, esp. last night, I was welcomed to the World of Timeouts. Hopefully all will be fixed. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170608 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:07:59 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170568 anon : Found this from the CAD forums, thanks to all for all of this info. I was furious about having problems 3 nights in a week, 'til I found out everyone else has had this problem nearly every single night. (and now I know to get tickets if it happens again, to make the case for a refund)

My problem might have been slightly different: I could usually, though not always, get to things for the first 5 minutes my machine was booted/rebooted, then, nothing, unless I tried it 50+ times (some things went through), unless it was anything I was connected to consistently (e.g. Yahoo Games, AIM), which stayed right on through.

Is there any way to get Verizon DSL without subscribing for a year? I'd hate to do that, then move and have to pay a fee because it wasn't available in the new location.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170568 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:03:56 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170373 anon : NOTE: Here in Richmond, VA the DNS wasn't the only issue. The ability to even have the "Cable" light on the cable modem has been off and on. So in our area we seem to have been hit hard by two different issues at the same time. DNS is easy to resolve, but this other issue was attributed to an 'upgrade' by the comcast call center reps. They gave me an ETR of the 16th for this non-dns related issue. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170373 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:35:35 EDT Re: ** 04/13/05 Connection Problems - Read first http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170312 anon : One user suggested that I use a library. Use of a public library is easy when you don't have a 6 week old baby at home and you are required to take care of that baby. Even if I didn't it requires that I install software on the machine. I just can't drag my tower into the public library and ask for an IP.

Good thought at first, but not well thought out. I pay $50 a month for an always on connection. Outages here and there are ok, but 3 weeks? That's absurd.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170312 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:27:53 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170191 gdm : That's what this site is about helping out:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170191 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:11:13 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170180 danny9 : Thanks for your time to look this up. Appreciate it. Dan]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170180 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:10:21 EDT Re: [DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Read first ** http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170155 gdm : NP:) For others that want to know....thanks to Baric in the comcast.net forums. I know my answer is simple and I like it;) but for others.

Baric Re: Flushing DNS Cache? Apr 13, 2005 9:26 AM

The Internet uses IP addresses to reach everything, but since they all numbers, rememb