grrrrr - c'mon Comcast, fix your DNS

[heySkippy]

Once again tonight at least half my bookmarks are dead. It's Comcast and their wonky DNS servers that are the culprit again, I'll bet.

Fix it dudes. I can't be without my cable modem. I just can't.

I'm going to go sit in my car now.

 

[NetViper]

I am with you!!! I am getting really annoyed! My neighbor works for the military and he said they have been number attacks on DNS servers this and last week. I guess maybe that is the problem.

 

[milz50]

I've been able to connect remotely to another machine (via IP address) and access the internet. If you have access to a box via PC Anywhere, RAdmin, or Virtual Terminal, this can be your internet gateway while this periodic issue with their DNS persits.

 

[comquat1]

Oh my goodness!! I'm having the same thing. Some sites work (i.e. Prime, evom.net) but nothing else can I get to come up. It's fricken pissing me off! I'm on hold with comcast right now waiting to ask for a credit, this is the second or third night in a row I'm dealing with this. Happened a while back when I was trying to pay some bills on line and couldn't get through so I had to mail them in late, that made me madder yet!

 

[dawggpie]

interesting, that explains why my housemates keep complaining about the internet being down and my computer works fine... i had statically set some non comcast DNS servers a while back =) You guys should do the same.

 

[JOPRIMO]

I have Charter Pipeline and their DNS servers are notorious for this problem. The resolution is to statically assign your DNS server IP addresses to the following:

4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2

These are Verizon DNS servers that never have a problem. You can also manually enter your Comcast DNS entries in the list but put them lower so that the Verizon's are first to perform name/ip lookup.

Here is a link to the Comcast problem and notes from other users....

HTH

 

[milz50]

I have Charter Pipeline and their DNS servers are notorious for this problem. The resolution is to statically assign your DNS server IP addresses to the following:

4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2

HTH

Thanks for the advice.

 

[4AU4LIFE]

I"m glad to hear others are having the same problem I am. I thought it was just my POS computer not working correctly. Now I know it is with Comcast I don't feel so bad.