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dnsbloke

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:13 am

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 6

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OrangeProblems

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:13 am

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Borednow

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:21 am

Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 2049

Interesting.......but I'm more than pleased with OpenDNS servers, thank you.

I've had no problems for months since dropping Orange's servers.

The fact that it's taken so long for Orange to react to this known problem doesn't convince me to change back to theirs.

ButJolly

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:10 am

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 4

So my DNS servers are down again.- lost function about an hour ago. Thankfully the problems have become so frequent I know just what to do. Logged off popped the OpenDNS numbers in and carried on surfing.

More fixing to do I think

Borednow

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:17 am

Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 2049

ButJolly wrote:

Exactly.......when did OpenDNS servers last go down ????....anybody remember ???

OrangeProblems

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:17 am

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sweeperdog

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:24 am

Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 781

ButJolly wrote:

Why don't you just permanently stay on OpenDNS. They used quicker too

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ButJolly

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:36 am

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 4

Because it redirects mistyped addresses to where it thinks I want to go, or gives me their error page. I prefer to have Google offer me suggestions straightaway.

dnsbloke

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:40 am

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 6

With OpenDNS, you can turn off typo-correction and redirects. Just log into the dashboard and switch it off.

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ButJolly

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:46 am

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 4

If this is another connectivity problem what sort of problem is it that allows me to connect but not resolve web addresses, but which is corrected when I insert to the OpenDNS servers into my network connection fields? This is a genuine question, it could help with future problems at Orange.

Thanks for the info about switching off the redirect. I have just discovered there is a Firefox add-on that helps too.

keithwjones

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:07 am

Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 907 Location: Weston-super-Mare, UK

dnsbloke

Thanks for the info - I'm surprised that Orange don't do this more often - giving info on these pages.

There does appear to be fewer post here now, but they have lost many customers. Looks as though they could be turning the corner and getting it right.

I'm thinking that this is all in preparation for the TV service.

Keith

dnsbloke

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:18 pm

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 6

ButJolly wrote:

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dnsbloke

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:39 pm

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 6

keithwjones wrote:

There does appear to be fewer post here now, but they have lost many customers.

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ButJolly

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:40 pm

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 4

Thanks for that info and for posting here at all.

In any case it's another way Orange can let me down I didn't know about.

I'll probably stick with OpenDNS then, it is certainly faster than Orange's DNS servers have been in the past. And even if your fix speeds them up, it's obvious from today that it routes around other network problems involving the DNS service.

keithwjones

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:54 pm

Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 907 Location: Weston-super-Mare, UK

dnsbloke wrote:

keithwjones wrote:

There does appear to be fewer post here now, but they have lost many customers.

Maybe, but I am still seeing >3000 queries per second coming in so there are a lot of liveboxes etc. out there with these servers configured.

It's all relative - but they still have well over 1 million broadband customers.

Keith

Borednow

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:07 pm

Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 2049

keithwjones wrote:

There does appear to be fewer post here now

It has picked up again over the last week or 2......ominous isn't it ?

dnsbloke

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:19 pm

Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 6

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