I seem to be suffering spasmodic DNS failures, for the last couple of hours
[Southampton/Portsmouth area].

Anybody else having DNS problems?

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Joe Soap.
JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years,
then throw away a week before you need it.

Joe Soap wrote:
Which DNS servers do you use?

Joe Soap <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in
news:Xns98098C3809F99tityifvbdfgvbzdfdf@127.0.0.1:

I live in that area, but I may have a different ISP to you, and different
DNS servers - I've not had a problem resolving sites from here.

In response to what Colin Forrester <colin@thefrogslepthere.com> posted
in news:4ikdscF46ujfU1@individual.net:

Do you always answer a question with a question?

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Joe Soap.
JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years,
then throw away a week before you need it.

Joe Soap wrote:
How on earth are you going to get any help if you can't identify the DNS
servers you are having trouble with?

I initially responded because I live near you and I am not having any
DNS related problems - but then I doubt very much we are using the same
servers.

"Joe Soap" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message
news:Xns980ABF0CF3EC7tityifvbdfgvbzdfdf@127.0.0.1. ..
I'm glad you aren't one of my customers...

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:47:08 +0100, Joe Soap
<Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote:


This is a question for your ISP to answer as it is, I expect, their
DNS servers that you are using.

It is nothing to do with where you live.

--
Harry

On 25-Jul-2006, Helpful Harry <helpfulharry@such-is-life.co.uk> wrote:

Check it out yourself, there are many "ping" utilities
including those built into Windows. Some gather
stats over a period of time.
Just plug in the IP address of your DNS server.
Often the DNS server is your local router in which
case your BB connection may be playing up.
In any event, ping and traceroute utilities will show
up what's gone pear shaped.

I have to speak to such people all the time; the worst thing is they think
I'm stupid, just because I'm not British...
Quite annoying sometimes...

m.

No, we're not.

m.

In response to what Colin Forrester <colin@thefrogslepthere.com> posted in
news:4iln02F4bn7vU2@individual.net:

I tried many DNS servers, including some in USA and Canada. I was wondering
if it was a global problem. I wanted to know if it wwas just me, or more
general. Your response was not helpful at all.

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Joe Soap.
JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years,
then throw away a week before you need it.

In response to what <james> posted in news:44c5c06b$0$9209$db0fefd9
@news.zen.co.uk:

So am I.

--
Joe Soap.
JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years,
then throw away a week before you need it.

In response to what Helpful Harry <helpfulharry@such-is-life.co.uk>
posted in newsbibc21b07s9so3ouqf4kv9phsomlejtb1@4ax.com:

You are wrong.

Wrong again.

--
Joe Soap.
JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years,
then throw away a week before you need it.

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:17:00 +0100, Joe Soap
<Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote:

You didn't really want help, did you?

--
Harry

In response to what Helpful Harry <helpfulharry@such-is-life.co.uk> posted
in news:3hecc29r33c946t9r8oevl109jsp7qao63@4ax.com:

No, I didn't. I wanted answers to a specific question. You didn't answer
anything, just made erroneous comments.

--
Joe Soap.
JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years,
then throw away a week before you need it.

Joe Soap on the Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:17:00 +0100 posted a message to
which I wish to reply with...

Enlighten us with your wisdom.

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:47:03 +0100, Joe Soap
<Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote:

I tried to help - made a suggestion that could have helped.

I'm not a mind reader, which seems to be what you needed.

--
Harry

In response to what Helpful Harry <helpfulharry@such-is-life.co.uk>
posted in news:v7gcc2lkkrmtkk319hdp7iffmo53d6sd2l@4ax.com:

What part of 'Anybody else having DNS problems?" didn't you understand?

--
Joe Soap.
JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years,
then throw away a week before you need it.

"Joe Soap" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message
news:Xns980BAAB8C266Ftityifvbdfgvbzdfdf@127.0.0.1. ..
| In response to what Helpful Harry <helpfulharry@such-is-life.co.uk> posted
| in news:3hecc29r33c946t9r8oevl109jsp7qao63@4ax.com:
|
| > On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:17:00 +0100, Joe Soap
| > <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote:
| >
| >>In response to what Helpful Harry <helpfulharry@such-is-life.co.uk>
| >>posted in newsbibc21b07s9so3ouqf4kv9phsomlejtb1@4ax.com:
| >>
| >>>>I seem to be suffering spasmodic DNS failures, for the last couple of
| >>>>hours [Southampton/Portsmouth area].
| >>>>
| >>>>Anybody else having DNS problems?
| >>>
| >>> This is a question for your ISP to answer as it is, I expect, their
| >>> DNS servers that you are using.
| >>
| >>You are wrong.
| >>
| >>> It is nothing to do with where you live.
| >>>
| >>Wrong again.
| >
| > You didn't really want help, did you?
|
| No, I didn't. I wanted answers to a specific question. You didn't answer
| anything, just made erroneous comments.
|
| --
| Joe Soap.
| JUNK is stuff that you keep for 20 years,
| then throw away a week before you need it.

You don't appear to understand DNS or how networks work, do you.
As you think you do, I am sure you'll sort it out.
Im sure you would have checked that it's not a proxy issue on a crappy ISP
(like a cable company).
Im sure you would have called a page just by using it's IP address like
http://212.58.224.125/

You really need to do some reading on the subject to spare yourself looking a
little stupid.
Then again the sock 'me@privacy.net' comes back to a troll anyway.

Joe Soap wrote:
Actually the question was fine - and yes there were people all over the
world having DNS problems when you posted - but in your case it was down
to you - there is no doubt about it.