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Eircom DSL - DNS Lookups Slow

  • 01-07-2009 7:40pm
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    Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    I'm having terrible issues this evening performing DNS lookups. Takes about 10 to 20 seconds to do the lookup but once done the page loads in normal time.

    In Dundalk - wondering if it's me or if anyone else is having issues.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭Finical


    Same problem here in Mayo and it won't let me log onto my ps3. :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Not in that area myself but (even temporarily) switching to OpenDNS might help your situation.


  • Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭MartyM


    Yip....was just about to post! I'm in Sandyford area....

    I think the DNS servers are going up and down.....running full diagnostics, it fails on the IP test, then next time it will pass!??


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    Yea I first noticed when I tried to log into Xbox Live. Tried the PC and it's the same.


  • Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭pdebarra


    Yeah, noticed in Donegal and Kildare also.


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  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    Seems to be getting better now actually but could be intermittent as MartyM said.


  • Registered Users Posts: 699 ✭✭✭glossy


    :( here as well in D15,
    :confused: arrrrrrrrrrrr


  • Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭MartyM


    ethernet wrote: »
    Not in that area myself but (even temporarily) switching to OpenDNS might help your situation.

    hi ethernet, how do I switch? Is it just via the browser? Whats the actual IP address of OpenDNS?

    thanks!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭FruitLover


    Try a different server. 208.67.222.222 or 4.2.2.2

    Edit: hmm, a bit slow. 208.67.222.222 is one of the Open DNS servers.

    You could also try extending your DNS cache timeout settings so you don't need to do lookups so often.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    Slow here and can't access eircom mail either.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    Having problems here as well. On eircom and can connect to some sites like boards.ie fine but others like google are a no go.


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,407 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    same in Pallaskenry Limerick :D
    but disconnecting from my router and reconnecting seems to be working fine now again. prob dumb luck though :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    Same in North Dublin - have switched to Open DNS and is okay now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭blubloblu


    I would highly recommend that everyone take one minute to switch to OpenDNS. http://www.opendns.com/

    They're much faster and have loads of features that are actually useful.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭Star Bingo


    yep thing's actin wacko.. crumlin/dublin.. will open DNS


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭Praetorian


    Totally borked last few days, no matter what eircom package. Did Eircom let all the good techs go :P ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭Star Bingo


    FruitLover wrote: »
    You could also try extending your DNS cache timeout settings so you don't need to do lookups so often.

    on the Netopia DNS page, it says timeout is 0 to 3600 sec - 3600 is the default - what if we switch to the 'always on' option guys? can anyone tell me would this mean my PS3 is less likely to drop as i play a lot of sports sims and one interruption is the difference between winning.. and losing.


    not that it happens often - would like it eliminated altogether though! dreaming.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭Star Bingo


    not that the connection drop happens often.. -if i change to always on' it removes the timeout option altogether. does this mean it does not do lookups at all? aside from a certain 1


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,392 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    blubloblu wrote: »
    I would highly recommend that everyone take one minute to switch to OpenDNS. http://www.opendns.com/

    They're much faster and have loads of features that are actually useful.
    .. and some features that are less than useful, like redirecting to their website when a lookup fails rather than returning an error status. OK for web browsing, but useless for any other application that does DNS lookups, resulting in long timeouts.


  • Registered Users Posts: 699 ✭✭✭glossy


    its happing again


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭Star Bingo


    whAt?!? booted up Fight Night, 7 rounds in and lost connection/match.

    this DNS crap again.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    glossy wrote: »
    its happing again

    Look, just change to opendns and leave the crappy Eircom ones, I'm on Eircom and have no dns problems as I've been using opendns for over a yr. Opendns even does a better job of fixing mistakes (like typing .cmo instead of .com etc) also.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,026 ✭✭✭BArra


    mines acting up aswell, its very annoying


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Acting up here right now, although appears to be getting better.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,681 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Acting up again this evening for me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭pdebarra


    This is day 2 of my Eircom broadband service. My entry onto the network has clearly broken their DNS service. Sorry about that, folks. I've switched to OpenDNS now, though, so hopefully that'll solve that.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭Finical


    I've now switched to opendns on web and also my ps3. Much better already.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Switched to opendns on the router...all OK now.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    OpenDNS works a treat. By the way, they are:

    208.67.222.222
    208.67.220.220

    These are publicly accessible DNS servers belonging to Verizon/GTE:

    4.2.2.2
    4.2.2.3
    4.2.2.4
    4.2.2.5
    4.2.2.6


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Oafley Jones


    Very unresponsive in Cork as well.:mad:


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