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DNS problems?
12-03-2012 3:35 PM
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Thanks.
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12-03-2012 4:51 PM
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I tried disabling DNS caching in Firefox which didn't stop it.
A restart of Firefox always fixes it
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12-03-2012 4:54 PM
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12-03-2012 5:00 PM
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However I know I don't get disconnected from the net as some sites still load even when the problem one is sitting there trying to load
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15-03-2012 4:59 PM
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Re: DNS problems?
16-03-2012 9:29 AM
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It doesn't sound like a DNS issue, as it wouldn't normally manifest as something that lasted just a minute. I would suspect it as being a different kind of connectivity issue. Are you using a wired or wireless connection when this happens?
Jojo
Re: DNS problems?
16-03-2012 9:38 AM
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The Win7 support forums (including Microsoft's) are full of queries but with no definitive answers. From the Win7 event logs the event always referencesa DNS Client event with a few web addresses, but not limited to www.msftncsi.com and teredo.ipv6.microsoft.com. This maybe a coincidence, as they are Win7 automated contacts back to Microsoft.
Once I have a disconnect due to this issue, I'm lucky if it reconnects, but I usually have to reboot the router with a reduction in synch speed as a consequence. I always had an extremely reliable line, connecting at the full DSLMax rate, but since these issues I'm lucky to pull 5Mbps.
I'd be interested if any PN support can give an indication as to my line stability from the ISP point of view.
thanks
Graham
Re: DNS problems?
16-03-2012 3:21 PM
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16-03-2012 3:41 PM
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do you see any references in the Win 7 event logs? Just curious....
cheers
Graham
Re: DNS problems?
16-03-2012 3:49 PM
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Now going away to find out why VSS has shut down due to idle timeout - from the log
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16-03-2012 4:22 PM
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16-03-2012 7:15 PM
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Name resolution for the name dns.msftncsi.com timed out after none of the configured DNS servers responded.
I found those in my event log around the times of when this problem occurs. I don't use any 3rd party DNS such as opendns or google, I only use the plusnet dns servers which are obtained automatically.
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16-03-2012 7:48 PM
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But before doing that open a Command Prompt window and type in the command ipconfig /all (note the space between ipconfig and /all) and see what the DNS servers are reported as - it should be your router's IP address
Re: DNS problems?
16-03-2012 9:28 PM
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Note that Norton DNS uses different addresses depending on what level of security you choose to implement.
My other recommendation is to try the public DNS from "Level 3 Communications" which my benchmarking shows typically being comparable or faster than Google DNS. The addresses to try are 4.2.2.1 through 4.2.2.6, although 4.2.2.2 is running a bit slow this evening.
ALL the above mentioned DNS are faster and more reliable than Plusnet DNS !
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16-03-2012 10:28 PM
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