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| OPENDNS 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
openDNS.com nothin' beats it... | |
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Safemaster
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join:2004-01-18
Loxahatchee, FL | Re: OPENDNS Reliable and fast. | |
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fcisler
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY | Re: OPENDNS Except they (opendns) also redirect invalid DNS lookups.
Try it. I won't use ANY DNS which returns ANYTHING but
"NOT VALID" on a lookup of afiaf8wq8r23.com (or any invalid domain). Opendns will return 208.69.32.130.
Nope...sorry... | |
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join:2002-06-17
Fort Pierce, FL
| Re: OPENDNS said by fcisler :Except they (opendns) also redirect invalid DNS lookups. Try it. I won't use ANY DNS which returns ANYTHING but "NOT VALID" on a lookup of afiaf8wq8r23.com (or any invalid domain). Opendns will return 208.69.32.130. Nope...sorry... This is a setting that you have enabled for your network. It can be turned off via the OpenDNS site...along with a few other options. | |
| | | | quatrix
Premium
join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL
1 edit | EDIT: tyscoj beat me to it.
Have you tried this?
»www.opendns.com/faq/#change_prefs
How do I turn off phishing protection or typo correction?
Create a free account to manage your network preferences. | |
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fcisler
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY | Re: OPENDNS Nope....i prefer not to rely on such a hack as this (and it IS a hack, as it's got to check my account to get my IP, and then put my IP on i guess a "safe list") blah blah blah....
I just run my own DNS server and cache from 4.2.2.1. | |
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join:2005-11-06
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| Re: OPENDNS said by fcisler :and it IS a hack, as it's got to check my account to get my IP So, what you are saying is that EVERY website (including this one) hacks into your account to grab your IP...not true | |
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fcisler
Premium
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Riverhead, NY
1 edit | Re: OPENDNS Wow...way to completely misread my post. No, I don't think or assume that. I also didn't say "HACKS", as in the sense I'm going to assume that you mean - I said hack. Here's a definition:
1. Originally, a quick job that produces what is needed, but not well.
Perfect definition in this case.
It IS a hack as there is NO, read it, NO, means for authentication via DNS. In otherwords - when I request a result from OpenDNS - it is identical to YOUR request, with the exception of our IP address'.
Now...it IS a hack that they will then have THEIR DNS SERVER check a database to find MY IP to find that I OPTED OUT of their bogus domain forwarding.
You are completely off in your assumption - I don't see OpenDNS as having ANY OTHER WAY to "fix" the results than those steps posted. If you have any other inside info - please post it.....but I don't ever recall seeing ANY OTHER DNS do that, unless specifically designed to. | |
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davidu
join:2006-12-28
San Francisco, CA
| Re: OPENDNS said by fcisler :It IS a hack as there is NO, read it, NO, means for authentication via DNS. In otherwords - when I request a result from OpenDNS - it is identical to YOUR request, with the exception of our IP address'. Now...it IS a hack that they will then have THEIR DNS SERVER check a database to find MY IP to find that I OPTED OUT of their bogus domain forwarding. You are completely off in your assumption - I don't see OpenDNS as having ANY OTHER WAY to "fix" the results than those steps posted. If you have any other inside info - please post it.....but I don't ever recall seeing ANY OTHER DNS do that, unless specifically designed to. There's more than just your IP address. There's the query_id mux'd in there along with some other request-specific bits that make it hard to forge a reply from us. That said, this is NO different from the way any other DNS server works. UDP is stateless and that's the name of the game.
That said, we do base preferences on your src_addr. It works very very well. It's not at all a hack just because it's new to you. It was far from a quick job and it does the job well. So well in fact that others are trying to figure out how to emulate it, including BIND.
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tdwr
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| what you been smoking?
Results for psychobabbleafiaf8wq8r23.com
United States
New York, New York, USA Palo Alto, California, USA
DID NOT RESOLVE DID NOT RESOLVE
Seattle, Washington, USA Washington, DC, USA
DID NOT RESOLVE DID NOT RESOLVE
Europe
London, England, UK
DID NOT RESOLVE
None of our locations could resolve this domain.
Try "Refresh the cache" first. That will fix problem #1 below.
Four possibilities:
Domain was recently moved and the new address has not propagated.
Domain does not exist in DNS.
Domain's nameservers have problems, temporary or otherwise.
There is a problem with a record on OpenDNS servers. | |
| | Mutiny32
Network Security Engineer
join:2000-07-04
Lees Summit, MO | 4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
all of these > OpenDNS | |
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CUBS_FAN
Next Year Again..
join:2005-04-28
Chicago, IL | Re: OPENDNS I thought 4.2.2.1 was Verizon's DNS servers. I also read that isn't it technically illegal to use another providers DNS without permission? | |
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koitsu
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join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
| Re: OPENDNS said by CUBS_FAN :I thought 4.2.2.1 was Verizon's DNS servers. I also read that isn't it technically illegal to use another providers DNS without permission? No. They're publicly accessible recursive nameservers. I believe GTEI (now Verizon) provides these to the public as a "best-effort" service, though I'll have to go digging to find the thread I read about it, as it's quite old...
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treefan
@embarqhsd.net | said by rdata :
openDNS.com nothin' beats it...
Except TreeWalk DNS | |
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treefan
@embarqhsd.net
| Re: OPENDNS said by opendnshead :» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpendnsPhishTank / typo correction / anti-porn blocking for the kiddies 'nuff said...we have a clear winner! "'Nuff said"? Hardly. From your link:
"OpenDNS earns a portion of its revenue by displaying advertisements on a search page shown when their system cannot automatically correct a domain name typo."
Uh, no thanks.
Not getting in a pissing match with you, bro. You haven't used TreeWalk (obviously) so it's a waste of time for both of us. | |
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gwbuffalo
join:2001-12-08
Mokena, IL | I use OpenDNS with TreeWalk | |
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| said by rdata :
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
openDNS.com nothin' beats it...
Well, your connection will get sent to a walled garden status, not to mention the DNS suffix will be what keeps you from getting anywhere but that page.
Here's the deal people, if you called Comcast at some point, or if your field tech/installer called the dispatcher and had your modem "pushed" into an active status. Just accept the terms of service, and get on with it. Just like the "Welcome" screen, this is a DNS SUFFIX setting.
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nixen
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Alexandria, VA
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| said by rdata :
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
openDNS.com nothin' beats it...
Running your own, local DNS beats it.
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| Re: OPENDNS said by nixen :said by rdata :
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
openDNS.com nothin' beats it...
Running your own, local DNS beats it. Until they change your boot file, then you're screwed. If you do not accept the agreement, you'll be back to square one with a screwed connection. Take my word for it, seeings how I do work there and all. The purposed method is to put you back to a "walledgarden" config file, essentially cutting you off again, if you don't accept the terms. You don't have to argue with me though, just try it, and if I'm right, donate a dollar to my DSLR account, since I'm actually posting a valid reason.
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nixen
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| Re: OPENDNS said by phattieg :said by nixen :said by rdata :
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
openDNS.com nothin' beats it...
Running your own, local DNS beats it. Until they change your boot file, then you're screwed. If you do not accept the agreement, you'll be back to square one with a screwed connection. Take my word for it, seeings how I do work there and all. The purposed method is to put you back to a "walledgarden" config file, essentially cutting you off again, if you don't accept the terms. You don't have to argue with me though, just try it, and if I'm right, donate a dollar to my DSLR account, since I'm actually posting a valid reason. If Comcast wanted to force everyone to use their DNS (*ugh*) and IF your network people had a freaking clue about how to manage a network, they'd simply transparently redirect port 53, donchathink? Then again, over the years, we've seen how well they do DNS that it's fairly evident what the skill levels there are.
Hell, Comcast ought to be glad of people switching to third-party DNS and/or local caching DNS servers as it reduces the demand on Comcast's crappy DNS servers (though, it's almost inevitable that this crap is a prelude to a typo redirection "service").
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join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
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| Re: OPENDNS said by nixen :If Comcast wanted to force everyone to use their DNS (*ugh*) and IF your network people had a freaking clue about how to manage a network, they'd simply transparently redirect port 53, donchathink? Then again, over the years, we've seen how well they do DNS that it's fairly evident what the skill levels there are. Hell, Comcast ought to be glad of people switching to third-party DNS and/or local caching DNS servers as it reduces the demand on Comcast's crappy DNS servers (though, it's almost inevitable that this crap is a prelude to a typo redirection "service"). Well... Jump conclusions if you want, but I am just saying you would want to resolve the process it's asking you to do first, then change your DNS, because ignoring it will just make the modem get shut down, and start the process all over again. As I have already explained, Comcast wants to make sure you agree to the terms of service. It's a requirement for service, so you have to complete that acknowledgment first, then you will never have to see it again, unless you get a Comcast agent to push your modem again, instead of running the wizard yourself...
You could get all testy if you want, but I wasn't the moron who needed a modem push, and my service works, so have it your way.  You could sit with no connection for all I care, I am just giving you advice to resolve it without a hitch. I just know a thing called a "Talking Points - About the terms of service verification" memo landed in my e-mail box, and when I read it, it showed a screenshot of the issue, said it was for users who had a "modem push" or "technician requested a push", and stated that if not acknowledged by a certain deadline, it would push the modem back into a deactive status, also known as walledgarden, which leaves you at the "Welcome to Comcast High Speed Internet, the fast and easy way to get online". So whupty freegin doo to you too. 
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| Re: OPENDNS Ah: you must be one of those CSRs that all the surveys speak so highly of!
said by phattieg :As I have already explained, Comcast wants to make sure you agree to the terms of service. It's a requirement for service, so you have to complete that acknowledgment first, then you will never have to see it again, unless you get a Comcast agent to push your modem again, instead of running the wizard yourself.. I seem to recall at least one poster in the Comcast thread that spawned this news article who stated that he'd agreed to it more than once during his troubles. Doesn't sound to me like a "never have to see it again" issue.
said by phattieg :You could get all testy if you want, but I wasn't the moron who needed a modem push, and my service works, so have it your way. You could sit with no connection for all I care, Clearly you need to work on your reading acuity. I wasn't the one who needed a modem push. I wasn't the one who's service got boned by the quality Comcast technicians. My connection does work, most likely because I don't use Comcast or their DNS.
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phattieg
join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
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| Re: OPENDNS said by nixen :Ah: you must be one of those CSRs that all the surveys speak so highly of! said by phattieg :As I have already explained, Comcast wants to make sure you agree to the terms of service. It's a requirement for service, so you have to complete that acknowledgment first, then you will never have to see it again, unless you get a Comcast agent to push your modem again, instead of running the wizard yourself.. I seem to recall at least one poster in the Comcast thread that spawned this news article who stated that he'd agreed to it more than once during his troubles. Doesn't sound to me like a "never have to see it again" issue. said by phattieg :You could get all testy if you want, but I wasn't the moron who needed a modem push, and my service works, so have it your way. You could sit with no connection for all I care, Clearly you need to work on your reading acuity. I wasn't the one who needed a modem push. I wasn't the one who's service got boned by the quality Comcast technicians. My connection does work, most likely because I don't use Comcast or their DNS. So you have the desktop doctor installed, and all the little goodies the CD gave you? I doubt it, because you'd be too stubborn to listen. If you have a router, or Vonage adapter, or anything that NAT's your connection at all, then you have to clear it's memory so the modem can update the DNS Suffix so you don't keep getting re-directed to it. Man, I do this all day, everyday. I have yet to find a person who keeps getting it OVER and OVER. Everyone I deal with never hears from it again until they get a new modem, call us for a push, and end up back at square one. You can use your DNS server, or a different one, I could care less now, it's YOU'RE connection, do with it what you want. I was only saying that if you try tricks to get around it, they may work, for a brief while, until your modem gets it's config file removed and you're back at "walledgarden" bootfile, which means "Welcome to Comcast High Speed Internet, the quick and easy way to get online" wizard. Trust me, they have sent memo's to employee's about their plans, and you can argue all you want, it won't change YOUR ISP's decision...
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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Alexandria, VA
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| Re: OPENDNS said by phattieg :So you have the desktop doctor installed, and all the little goodies the CD gave you? I doubt it, because you'd be too stubborn to listen. If you have a router, or Vonage adapter, or anything that NAT's your connection at all, then you have to clear it's memory so the modem can update the DNS Suffix so you don't keep getting re-directed to it. Man, I do this all day, everyday. I have yet to find a person who keeps getting it OVER and OVER. How can you POSSIBLY be able to help people when your comprehension skills are this freaking poor? I mean, really, how freaking stupid do you have to be that you don't notice that I'm not the one with the freaking problem? Bother to go read the thread that sparked this front-page news item. SolarPup reported continuing issues from Friday evening through Saturday, even though he (seemingly) followed the resolution instructions from other forum users. That thread was started by SolarPup . Notice that my posting handle is nixen and is not SolarPup . "Geddit" now?
Damn... If I even were considering Comcast, you've single-handedly precluded me ever wanting to be a customer. For that, I thank you. I won't have to worry about these kinds of lame-assed problems.
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join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
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| Re: OPENDNS Haven't you figured out I know it's not you with the problem, and I am posting GENERAL INFO. Good GOD man, I could give a damn if you want the service or not for that matter anyhow. When I'm at work, I do my job, but when someone tells me they hate the service, good for them, because I don't care if you hate it or not. I just know what I've been doing to folks who call with the same problem, and it has fixed it everytime. Use different DNS servers if you want, thats fine, or use OpenDNS, just don't cry when it does take effect, and you have no idea what happened because you are using a different DNS. Let me rephrase that, anyone EXCEPT nixen, don't cry when it does take effect, and you have no idea what happened because you are using a different DNS. There, are you happy that I EXCLUDED YOU, or does it still bother you that I replied? You can always "ignore" me by clicking the thumb.
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thecapn20003
join:2002-01-15
Brownsburg, IN | Comcast DNS Servers Stopped using them long ago and have never looked back...Have not had a single DNS issue since. | |
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Jim Gurd
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Plymouth, MI
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| Re: Comcast DNS Servers said by thecapn20003 :Stopped using them long ago and have never looked back...Have not had a single DNS issue since. What he said.
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Tampa, FL | Re: Comcast DNS Servers Anyone still having problems? | |
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Ex .. Ex .. Exactly
Premium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
| Friends don't let friends use Comcast's garbage DNS servers Comcast has ALWAYS had ongoing DNS problems.
The absolute best thing you can do, and advise everyone else to do, is to dump their DNS servers and use another one. I usually setup OpenDNS for all my friends.
Friends don't let friends use Comcast's garbage DNS servers.
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Enjoy the sun
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Avalon, NJ
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1 edit | Re: Friends don't let friends use Comcast's garbage DNS servers If you read the Comcast forum thread, it doesn't appear to be DNS problems at all. It looks more like provisioning issues and putting some users in the "walled garden" where you can go nowhere until you are re-provisioned properly. How some users got messed up is a mystery. Could have been a problem with some Comcast accounting cleanup process, or some headend mistakenly sent out the "walled garden" cable modem config file. If that was the case, rebooting cable modem could have cleared problem - like some posters said happened.
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Jon
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join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | A phishing attempt? You Never,Ever,Ever, give out your zip code to ANYONE!  | |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | Comcast DNS ... works fine here.
Sure, in 2005 it was fried for a few... but since then, the Comcast DNS that *I* get work fine.
YMMV
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join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | Re: Comcast DNS It's Comcastic! | |
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fuziwuzi
Not born yesterday
Premium
join:2005-07-01
Atlanta, GA
| less is best I stopped using Comcast's DNS a long while back, have been using OpenDNS and so far have no issues with them. I also do not use Comcast's email servers nor usenet servers. Essentially, I only use Comcast as a pipe for the internet, none of their "portals", email or anything else they offer interest me, I can find better solutions elsewhere. | |
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Cjaiceman
Premium,MVM
join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO
·Comcast Workplace
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| Re: less is best said by fuziwuzi :I stopped using Comcast's DNS a long while back, have been using OpenDNS and so far have no issues with them. I also do not use Comcast's email servers nor usenet servers. Essentially, I only use Comcast as a pipe for the internet, none of their "portals", email or anything else they offer interest me, I can find better solutions elsewhere. Comcast thinks we want all of this crap, but like he said, I can get better solutions elsewhere for free. Also, if I change providers all of my stuff still works, and I don't have to change a thing. Their portal is junk in my world. | |
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ztmike
Mark for moderation
Premium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN
·Comcast
2 edits | Chicago OpenDNS? Speaking of OpenDNS does anybody know when if ever they are going to get a dns server in Chicago? Id go with them but their closet server is to far away, so im stuck with Level 3 in Chicago
Edit: i just saw someone post 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2 along with others as that's not OpenDNS..those would be Level 3's dns servers. | |
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gwbuffalo
join:2001-12-08
Mokena, IL | Re: Chicago OpenDNS? I'm in the Chicago area and OpenDNS performs great. I use it in conjunction with TreeWalk running on my PC and it's as smooth and fast as can be.
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hiatus
| said by ztmike :Speaking of OpenDNS does anybody know when if ever they are going to get a dns server in Chicago? Id go with them but their closet server is to far away, so im stuck with Level 3 in Chicago The Level3 DNS servers are much better than OpenDNS's servers, far and away... I don't know why you think you are "stuck" with them.
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Artist027
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Hoth
| Can't get to some sites, can via Proxy, What could it be? Maybe someone here can help me as I am hitting dead ends in other forums and with Comcast reps and the Comcast forums. Here is my issue that started Friday night.
I can connect to the internet just fine, but certain sites I can not access when using my Comcast Service. And there are business sites, not gaming or anything, legit sites I got to for work and have gone to for years.
I can get on the site sometimes, but withing 20 seconds or so it times out, then I can't access it at all for hours, then it comes back for a minute or two and gone for hours again.
This happeend before and Comcast said it was a "node" issue and it came back on it's own so far this is not getting any better.
I have tried all of the following suggestions:
Checked for Malware, Spyware, etc..
Changed to OpenDNS
Clone Mac Address in Router
Used Other DNS's
Re-booted, re-fresh, release, re-new, etc...
It's not the sites that are down, confirmed with many others
Not my settings, firewalls, etc...
None of it worked.
Now here is where I am hoping some professionals can figure it out. When I am on my work PC which connects to the Comcast Line but via VPN, I can connect no problem. If I use MegaProxy I can connect no problem, and if I load the AOL software and access the sites via that I can connect no problem.
So why is it that when I connect normally (via IE or Firefox), I can't connect? Im going nuts here trying to figure this out, hopefully somone will have some suggestions. Thx.
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Mobbossgotti
join:2001-09-21
Hoth | Re: Can't get to some sites, can via Proxy, What could it be? It has been coming on and off for me all day. Up for 10 mins, down for 10 mins, up for 10, down for 10, I just went down again now. | |
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swhitney2003
I can't drive 55.
Premium
join:2003-06-13
NH
clubs: | openDNS I've been using opendns for a long time now. Experienced much faster page loads than Comcast's. | |
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Pashune
Inhaling at 675 KB per sec.
Premium
join:2006-04-14
Gautier, MS | Bellsouth/AT&T southeast DNS.. Reminds me of the seemingly endless problems that Bellsouth's DNS servers have. I'm another happy Treewalker. n_n | |
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rob_in_chatt
Premium
join:2004-09-17
Chattanooga, TN | dns the amusing thing is that they will deny anything is wrong and start asking you to restart your modem. | |
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