{"id":338,"date":"2005-04-15T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2005-04-15T18:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scaredpoet.com\/wordpress\/?p=338"},"modified":"2005-04-18T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2005-04-18T17:45:48","slug":"comcast-outage-hell-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scaredpoet.com\/blog\/?p=338","title":{"rendered":"Comcast Outage Hell continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, a week goes by and apparently Comcast<\/a> STILL can’t<\/a> fix their <\/a>DNS server issue<\/a>, to the point where it’s generating lots of press<\/a> now. Rolling DNS resolution outages continue for Comcast users nationwide. Lovely.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for me, I didn’t even realize the problems were continuing because I’m using other DNS nameservers than Comcast’s automatically-assigned (and faulty) ones.<\/p>\n

If you are a Comcast user and are still having problems, then the issue may be fixed by switching to an alternative DNS nameserver. Doing this varies by operating system and\/or home networking router configuration, so consult your manuals on how to do this with your setup. The gist is to disable any option that sounds similar to “Obtain DNS server automatically,” and instead enable the option to manually enter the IP addresses of one or more DNS servers (the more you can enter, the merrier). You will still be obtaining an IP address automatically from Comcast; that part won’t change… though I strongly recommend that you avoid rebooting your cable modem or router as much as possible until Comcast resovles their issues for good.<\/p>\n

So, what DNS server can you use in place of Comcast’s? Quite a few, actually…<\/p>\n

Some recommended DNS servers:
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\r\nLevel 3 Networks<\/a>:\r\n4.2.2.1\r\n4.2.2.2\r\n4.2.2.3\r\n4.2.2.4\r\n4.2.2.5\r\n4.2.2.6\r\n\r\n\r\nSpeakEasy<\/a> Nameservers\r\n66.93.87.2\r\n216.231.41.2\r\n216.254.95.2\r\n64.81.45.2\r\n64.81.111.2\r\n64.81.127.2\r\n64.81.79.2\r\n64.81.159.2\r\n66.92.64.2\r\n66.92.224.2\r\n66.92.159.2\r\n64.81.79.2\r\n64.81.159.2\r\n64.81.127.2\r\n64.81.45.2\r\n216.27.175.2\r\n66.92.159.2\r\n66.93.87.2\r\n\r\nORSC Public Access<\/a> DNS Nameservers\r\n199.166.24.253\r\n199.166.27.253\r\n199.166.28.10\r\n199.166.29.3\r\n199.166.31.3\r\n195.117.6.25\r\n204.57.55.100\r\n\r\nSprintlink General DNS<\/a>\r\n204.117.214.10\r\n199.2.252.10\r\n204.97.212.10\r\n\r\nCisco<\/a>\r\n128.107.241.185\r\n192.135.250.69\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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