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Which DNS?
21-12-2010 9:51 AM
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My router sets its DNS to 212.159.6.10 and 212.159.6.9 (cdns02.plus.net and cdns01.plus.net respectively).
However, the plusnet support pages state that I should use 212.159.13.49 and 212.159.13.50 (which seem to resolve to the same host names).
Alternatively, I could switch to OpenDNS...
I've noticed what seem to be intermittent DNS problems over the last week or so (sites suddenly disappear and return a 404 iirc, only to reappear a moment later).
Any suggestions/tips/whatever as to the best route to take (heh)?
Tnx.
Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 9:52 AM
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Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 9:55 AM
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Just to clarify, 212.159.6.9/10 and 212.159.13.49/50 do resolve to the same place.
Jojo
Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 9:56 AM
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For me being able to block sites via ODS (having young 'uns) is why I use that instead of google.
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Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 10:03 AM
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PN's DNS servers are in the same buildings as the gateways we connect through and should therefore give a faster response.
Having Google (which always tells the truth) or OpenDNS (which sometimes tells sponsored lies) as the backup when Plusnet's fails makes more sense to me.
Googles IPs are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
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Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 10:04 AM
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Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 10:06 AM
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21-12-2010 10:01 PM
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Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 10:37 PM
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FYI, OpenDNS do not alter DNS in response to sponsorship, I am aware of three circumstances where they change from the norm, 1) when you enter incorrect domain details, and then they show you a google like search page, 2) they had to do some fancy footwork to make sure that google and the third item worked properly together 3) (the third item) when you tell them to.
However, I would NOT use OpenDNS and someone else's DNS. Firstly OpenDNS has an extremely resilient system and your unlikely to find it fails, but the no no of mixing stuff with OpenDNS (or DynDNS or any of the other configurable DNS services) is that one set of DNS servers will respond one way and another set another way, which just strikes me as undesirable at least, and at worst potentially disastrous.
Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 10:41 PM
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If I want to search I use Google.
Simple!
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21-12-2010 10:42 PM
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21-12-2010 10:50 PM
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Re: Which DNS?
21-12-2010 10:56 PM
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The choice is between DNS as it was designed, or DNS with extra bits. You make it sound like its a choice between DNS as it was designed, or DNS that's broken.
I've been using OpenDNS both in a home and business network environments for several years now, the only application it slightly broke was Exchange Server, but that was easily fixed.
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22-12-2010 1:06 PM
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22-12-2010 2:07 PM
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