By-pass the current DNS outages. - Page 2

Dayski · 10-09-2003, 20:14

Well dont know about u lot more its a damn site quicker using the proxy so im sticking with it even tho is seems to work ok without it tho

MrInsignificant · 10-09-2003, 21:17

I have given up on NTL DNS and cache proxies and am now using my own

If you have an old machine with better than a 486 processor and 64 mb of memory I recommend setting up a linux server. Firewall ESSENTIAL

DeadKenny · 12-09-2003, 13:15

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Originally posted by Dupre
well why not look at using some of the Telewest proxies? or other ISP's, i know BT ones are usually open for business as UK hosts.

i only put this info up as a guideline, not a be-all end-all.

I wasn't suggesting your info should be "the solution"

, but it's very useful anyway

.

I knew all about the proxies long ago from past experience. I was really just airing my frustration and my belief that's the current problems are possibly more serious (NTL's fault of course).

dialanothernumb · 19-09-2003, 12:46

I just posted on .com that I didn't know where I was supposed to pass on DNS problems. I agree that this is more serious and I think different from the transparent proxy issue.
I think the above info is great and very helpful, but I still feel that we should be reporting this stuff to ntl. I'm quite sure their network teccies want to sort this out but need the info to be able to do it.

DeadKenny · 19-09-2003, 16:33

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Originally posted by MrInsignificant
I have given up on NTL DNS and cache proxies and am now using my own If you have an old machine with better than a 486 processor and 64 mb of memory I recommend setting up a linux server. Firewall ESSENTIAL

I can understand how your own DNS may help with resolving requests but can you usefully set up your own web proxy?

i.e. If you set up a web proxy/cache it still has to get it's pages from another cache. There's no way around this is there because NTL transparently intercept port 80 traffic? If you specify another port it means having to specify another proxy (be it NTLs, BTs or whoevers), which means relying on someone elses proxy/cache which could potentially "go down" (or slow) at any time.

It depends if the slow down and failures is in the DNS lookups or fetching pages from the cache.

I'm just wondering if a cache may help as I've got the opportunity to set it up. I've already set up a mail server to bypass NTL which is possible as they don't intercept port 25, and could set up DNS (though my router apparently does DNS caching already), and could set up a web cache with something like squid, but if it's just yet another layer of caching it wouldn't be much use?

downquark1 · 14-10-2003, 18:21

I've just started having this problem now.

Steve H · 14-10-2003, 18:23

Yep NTL's DNS are dead as a doorpost at the moment

downquark1 · 14-10-2003, 18:26

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Originally Posted by Dupre

heres a list of all the NTL proxies for HTTP (method 1)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...trancache.html

and heres a list of socks/http proxies that i personally use.

http://www.checker.freeproxy.ru/chec...ed_proxies.php
http://www.atomintersoft.com/product...xy/proxy-list/

Can you give this in ip addresses - no DNS

idi banashapan · 14-10-2003, 18:30

changing my proxy to this:

cache1-colc.server.ntli.net

did the trick for me!

ian@huth · 14-10-2003, 19:15

I am having problems both getting my online banking homepage on screen and then logging into it if I manage to get it. I have to change proxies quite regularly to be able to use it. What puzzles me though is that I can change proxies and find one that works in IE6 but the same proxy doen't work in Netscape (and vice versa).

Tezcatlipoca · 14-10-2003, 19:36

DNS is down *again*!!!!!!!

NTL Server Status Page:

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14 October 2003 20:03 DNS outage - affecting all packages
ntl:home internet customers on all packages may currently experience difficulties using the service due to a DNS server outage.

This is likely to affect all internet services (browsing, email, FTP) for customers in some regions, and access to certain websites and servers in other regions.

Our engineers are aware of this issue and are working to resolve it as soon as possible.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

XBox Live has now died on me 'cos of this.

MSN has now stopped working.

The web is still working, it seems (well, nthw.co.uk is) - but only 'cos I've put a different proxy in MSIE (to bypass *another* constant NTL problem!)

GRRRR.

Stuart W · 14-10-2003, 19:51

OK... I use a Linux box as my firewall / gateway and DNS server.

Unfortunatly, after a re-install, it only has 194.168.4.100 and 194.168.8.100 as DNS servers .....

Can anyone give me an IP address of another DNS server please? (preferably one of the root DNS servers)

14-10-2003, 20:01

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Originally Posted by Stuart W

OK... I use a Linux box as my firewall / gateway and DNS server.

Unfortunatly, after a re-install, it only has 194.168.4.100 and 194.168.8.100 as NDS servers .....

Can anyone give me an IP address of another DNS server please? (preferably one of the root DNS servers)

don't know if Freeserve qualifies as a root DNS, but IP's are 195.92.195.94 & 195.92.195.95 (allegedly - not tried it myself).

albone · 14-10-2003, 20:04

phew thought it was something I had done! got problems with msn and windows messenger but I suppose thats all linked yeh?

Stuart W · 14-10-2003, 20:08

Hmm... added Freeserve's DNS IP's, but still no joy

Anyone know a ROOT DNS IP? I can't even use google coz I am getting ZERO DNS resolution