[clue-tech] comcast internet users

[Ken MacFerrin]

Collins Richey wrote:
> On 2/18/07, Ken MacFerrin <lists at macferrin.com> wrote:
>> erik at ezolan.com wrote:
>> >> I've been a Comcast internet cable user since pre-Comcast days, and
>> >> I've had almost no problems. Lately I've been encountering 2-3 minute
>> >> periods where I get no response from any browser request - all tabs
>> >> hung at "loading" and or time out "unable to reach server". After
>> >> that, everything clears up.
>> >>
>> >> Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this?
>> >
>> > Not for 2-3 minutes, but it's been happening to me also. And I'm also a
>> > Comcast user.
>>
>> I'm not a Comcast user anymore but last year I did have the same issue.
>>  Turned out to be short DNS outages.  Either running a local DNS server
>> or adding some non-Comcast DNS IP's to your /etc/resolv.conf should
>> clear things up.
>> -Ken
> 
> Can you suggest some DNS IP's to try?
> 
> 

A few options that allow public queries:

OpenDNS project - http://www.opendns.com
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Level(3)/AT&T dns servers:
4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.4, 4.2.2.5, 4.2.2.6

-Ken