MERGED - Connection problems in Bromley - Page 3

downquark1 · 25-11-2003, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by handyman

Hi, can confirm reports that the main uk hub has done off line, getting hammered at freeserve here.

Thanx

Any links? - I want to read up on it

25-11-2003, 19:38

Well again my BB connection is fine now. Before some sites I couldn't reach and the ones I could were slow but fast again now

downquark1 · 25-11-2003, 19:46

Instructions for mac os x:

Go to system Preferences:

Network
Open your connection and alter only the DNS field
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Press apply

25-11-2003, 19:51

Anyone using a router will have to set the alternate DNS in the DHCP settings & release & renew to get it to work - well that's wot worked for me anyway.

- thanks DQ btw

- you deserved a rep for that!

allanprg · 25-11-2003, 19:55

Well I did what you suggested downquark1 and it worked hooray. Back on broadband 600K. Thanks. You can change it back just as easily I suppose?

th'engineer · 25-11-2003, 19:55

well looks like the DNS is up the spout again

th'engineer · 25-11-2003, 19:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil

My nice new shiny Pipex connection is working fine.....

Its allright for some looks like Zen is getting a better idea than NTL around here

downquark1 · 25-11-2003, 19:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanprg

Well I did what you suggested downquark1 and it worked hooray. Back on broadband 600K. Thanks. You can change it back just as easily I suppose?

Yep if on windows set it to get it automatically again - if on other OS leave the space blank

Ignition · 25-11-2003, 20:03

In answer to request for backbone info, yes, the Northern part of the TAT-14 transatlantic cable has gone down. The Southern half went down earlier this month and hasn't yet been fixed so traffic has to go without a very high capacity link, hence congestion/slow links/packet loss will be seen to the USA on a large number of UK ISPs.

handyman · 25-11-2003, 20:07

Any chance of ntl trying to route through sirius?

**Paul** · 25-11-2003, 20:09

I'd be interested to know how exactly DNS settings on your pc are causing this and how changing the DNS [on your pc] will solve it.

I don't use NTL DNS, I can resolve www.google.co.uk fine, but I cannot access it (or any other site) via NTL, if I switch to another (non NTL) proxy I'm fine again. If I put the IP in locally I can access any site fine.

This suggests to me that the NTL proxies are going the DNS lookup (and failing) therefore changing DNS locally will have no effect.

Am I missing something obvious here ?

Alan Waddington · 25-11-2003, 20:12

Two transatlantic links down ! Sounds like this may be a problem for a while then. Maybe there's some spare capacity on the satellites?

Alan Waddington · 25-11-2003, 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by pem

I'd be interested to know how exactly DNS settings on your pc are causing this and how changing the DNS [on your pc] will solve it.

I don't use NTL DNS, I can resolve www.google.co.uk fine, but I cannot access it (or any other site) via NTL, if I switch to another (non NTL) proxy I'm fine again. If I put the IP in locally I can access any site fine.

This suggests to me that the NTL proxies are going the DNS lookup (and failing) therefore changing DNS locally will have no effect.

Am I missing something obvious here ?

You are absolutely correct. [edit - well i've noticed the same issues - but i don't understand why the proxy would do a lookup] [edit - maybe it's just that the proxy attempts to fetch the page via the broken pipe, while setting another proxy skirts round the problem ]

Ignition · 25-11-2003, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by handyman

Any chance of ntl trying to route through sirius?

NTL have their own link across the Atlantic to a New York peeing point, not sure if it uses TAT-14 or not. A number of transit providers have been affected though, above.net/uu.net/mfnx.net being one of them, along with Level 3 and others.

Lee · 25-11-2003, 20:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by pem

I'd be interested to know how exactly DNS settings on your pc are causing this and how changing the DNS [on your pc] will solve it.

I don't use NTL DNS, I can resolve www.google.co.uk fine, but I cannot access it (or any other site) via NTL, if I switch to another (non NTL) proxy I'm fine again. If I put the IP in locally I can access any site fine.

This suggests to me that the NTL proxies are going the DNS lookup (and failing) therefore changing DNS locally will have no effect.

Am I missing something obvious here ?

This is what i said earlier in this thread. I can browse using a proxy and can download from the US at my full 128KB/s so my guess is that its a combination of DNS issues and the transparent proxies.

If you bypass the proxies, browsing is fine WITHOUT changing any DNS settings. Well it is for me anywayz