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linuxkiddy

@172.21.x.x
 reply to ftodd
Re: It's sad...

god you must be dumb, DNS is Domain Name System, Vontage uses Ip adresses, of course it will work


pkarlos_76

join:2004-08-24
Edmonton, AB

reply to Millennium
said by Millennium See Profile:

Just called comcast they said With in 2 to 3 hours (It's 8:53 pst time ) the DNS problem should be fixed there working on it now. every day is getting to be really ***king annoying lol
Just think how I feel repeating the same thing to customers 110+ times in a 3.5 hour period. :+/

P.S. I'm gonna grab some throat lozenges, just in case it happens again tomorrow.

Millennium

join:2002-10-10
Seattle, WA
 reply to File Quit
Just called comcast they said With in 2 to 3 hours (It's 8:53 pst time ) the DNS problem should be fixed there working on it now. every day is getting to be really ***king annoying lol


ftodd

join:2001-04-11
Pittsburgh, PA
reply to File Quit
I switched my DNS servers over to a local ISP based in the Pittsburgh area. Hopefully I won't have anymore problems.


JoeyDee
Premium
join:2004-07-23
Las Vegas, NV
reply to File Quit
It was out last night and again tonight! (Wednesday around 5PM)

Thanks to all the folks who posted here about just changing my router's dns servers. Changed 'em, saved the settings, rebooted my computer and I'm happening!

Joe


fritzmp
Biker Tux
Premium
join:2001-08-29
Warrenton, VA
clubs:

reply to pkarlos_76
said by pkarlos_76 See Profile:

said by File Quit See Profile:

You would think they would keep a close eye after that major outage last week. Oh well, we have backup DNS servers
You really think ths is comcasts fault, let me see the issue begins with latency, and timeouts, then escalates into a fullblow outage. Making the DNS servers in accessible, needless to ask, what outside force could be taking down the servers?
Comcast
»uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph/?ho···cast.com

Uptime does not look good and lots going on their in that picture.

AT&T
»uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=att.com

What would you expect, UNIX is meant to run the net.

Cox
»uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=cox.com

Notice the uptime improvement when they upgraded to win2003 server. I think win2k server is too patched together to be affective as a critical service server and needs to be patched via upgrade to win2003. Out side influence indeed.
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20 min reading logs on a *NIX box, 10 min patching software on a *NIX box, half a day recovering an MS workstations data after massive infection, priceless.

bradleym

join:2002-08-05
Dunfermline, IL
reply to damox
That's exactly the thread I just went looking for - I specifically remembered his 'won't happen again' comment.

damox
Premium
join:2002-01-07
Olympia, WA
·Comcast Formerly ..

reply to File Quit
Well just remember what Joebob38 said, "The issue has been resolved and the problem will not happen again."

»[DNS] DNS Outage is Resolved - Please Read

Cough cough! Chortle chortle!

Yeah well, you almost knew when he said that, it would definitely happen again!
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DAMOX Proud to be a member of Team Discovery


ftodd

join:2001-04-11
Pittsburgh, PA
reply to sitrix
I switched to Vonage and haven't had any issues whatsoever. I highly recommend to anyone!


dsaliem
Arrested Development
Premium
join:2002-07-17
Visalia, CA

reply to pkarlos_76
said by pkarlos_76 See Profile:

said by File Quit See Profile:

You would think they would keep a close eye after that major outage last week. Oh well, we have backup DNS servers
You really think ths is comcasts fault, let me see the issue begins with latency, and timeouts, then escalates into a fullblow outage. Making the DNS servers in accessible, needless to ask, what outside force could be taking down the servers?
Good point P?


jansm38
Vn800-B
Premium
join:2003-05-19
Blackwood, NJ

reply to Nerdtalker
I use Comcast as the Primary and 4.2.2.2 as the secondary.

I never noticed any outage since most of my page requests were already cached in XP and anything new went to the Secondary. There may have been a slight delay while waiting a second or two for the Comcast DNS request to time out.

It's generally not a good idea to use someone elses DNS server as your Primary as it's putting an extra unanticipated load on them. When they do their requirements forcasting they only use their own customer base in the equation, they're not considering the load of a few million extra requests coming from the Comcast network. What could end up happening if the load gets to be too much is the other DNS host could block requests from anyone not on their network, that would be a bad thing.


pkarlos_76

join:2004-08-24
Edmonton, AB

reply to File Quit
said by File Quit See Profile:

You would think they would keep a close eye after that major outage last week. Oh well, we have backup DNS servers
You really think ths is comcasts fault, let me see the issue begins with latency, and timeouts, then escalates into a fullblow outage. Making the DNS servers in accessible, needless to ask, what outside force could be taking down the servers?


Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs:
reply to DHRacer
The verison ones have always been faster for me.


DHRacer
Fire Survivor

join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA
reply to Nerdtalker
Is there some reason why you use Verizon's LA DNS servers (besides the fact that Comcast's DNS Servers don't work)?

Why not other Comcast DNS servers they might have?


Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs:
reply to ATT Guy2
I just use 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, and 4.2.2.3, I haven't used Comcast's DNS servers for at least 2 years or so.


Augie Doggie

@comcast.net
reply to File Quit
Biggest disaster for a company claiming to have fastest connection but can't figure out to maintain a simple DNS server....been using another isp's DNS server and works great...anybody knows some website to get ip's for dns??


Clever_Proxy

join:2004-05-14
Chicago, IL
reply to File Quit
Well all's I can say is thanks BBR for letting me know about the alternate DNS option, so now I don't have to be offline.


File Quit
Mac Geek
Premium
join:2002-11-28

reply to ATT Guy2
On behalf of the techies here that proposed the solution, your welcome. I was just relaying information from past outages and FAQ posts.
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Apple rules!!! Get an iPod and iBook today, what's to lose? »www.apple.com

ATT Guy2

join:2002-07-09
Aurora, IL
reply to File Quit
All I have to say is Thank You for the alternate DNS server...I just plugged them in and back on the net.


sitrix

join:2002-04-15
Tacoma, WA

reply to File Quit
Yup, very sad and their phone system is HAMMERED badly... DSLR to the rescue!

For those who were in trouble like me, there is a thread about this issue that can help. »[DNS] 04-2005 Connection Problems - Discussion
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