Major DNS outage

[Zee]

We all know the previous problems when the DNS ****ed up and caused a major broadand outage a few times last year for ntl customers.

Well this evening im having the same problems

- Google, eBay & MSN don't work
- Images are not loading, they just have X in them
- Apple trailers are not loading properly
- some other sites are having problems

i thought it was just me till a few of my friends said if i was having any problems, they are on ntl also

[MovedGoalPosts]

Those sites are fine for me and I'm in a former ntl area.

Perhaps this is something local to your service area?

[Zee]

Those sites are fine for me and I'm in a former ntl area.

Perhaps this is something local to your service area?

Thanks.

Maybe, my friends all live quite close to me, this is my speed test:

(10Mbps service)

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:09:14 UTC

1st 512K took 15485 ms = 33.1 KB/sec, approx 273 Kbps, 0.27 Mbps
2nd 512K took 13015 ms = 39.3 KB/sec, approx 324 Kbps, 0.32 Mbps
3rd 512K took 13250 ms = 38.6 KB/sec, approx 318 Kbps, 0.31 Mbps
4th 512K took 17203 ms = 29.8 KB/sec, approx 246 Kbps, 0.24 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 290 Kbps, 0.29 Mbps

Sorry i thought it was something big since those were all the sites that were not working correctly the last 2 times the whole broadband network went down.

I tried restarting the modem and the computer, nothing worked, still the same...

[Druchii]

Tried changing proxy?

[dev]

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Sorry i thought it was something big since those were all the sites that were not working correctly the last 2 times the whole broadband network went down.

i wouldnt say a dns outage causes a network to go down :p:

[JohnAlexander]

These are my results for 4mb service. Did this when my speeds were at their worst

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:44:34 GMT

1st 512K took 4266 ms = 120 KB/sec, approx 989 Kbps, 0.97 Mbps
2nd 512K took 2578 ms = 198.6 KB/sec, approx 1636 Kbps, 1.6 Mbps
3rd 512K took 6469 ms = 79.1 KB/sec, approx 652 Kbps, 0.64 Mbps
4th 512K took 11922 ms = 42.9 KB/sec, approx 353 Kbps, 0.34 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 908 Kbps, 0.89 Mbps

Who do i call to actually fix this problem?

[AbyssUnderground]

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:46:28 GMT

1st 512K took 1656 ms = 309.2 KB/sec, approx 2548 Kbps, 2.49 Mbps
2nd 512K took 1329 ms = 385.3 KB/sec, approx 3175 Kbps, 3.1 Mbps
3rd 512K took 1328 ms = 385.5 KB/sec, approx 3177 Kbps, 3.1 Mbps
4th 512K took 1359 ms = 376.7 KB/sec, approx 3104 Kbps, 3.03 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 3001 Kbps, 2.93 Mbps

[Zee]

i wouldnt say a dns outage causes a network to go down :p:

It did the last 2 times, see articles on CableForum.co.uk

Sorry for creating this thread guys...

modem switched off for about 15 mins, just came back online, everything is fine now

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:45:45 UTC

1st 512K took 468 ms = 1094 KB/sec, approx 9015 Kbps, 8.8 Mbps
2nd 512K took 438 ms = 1169 KB/sec, approx 9633 Kbps, 9.41 Mbps
3rd 512K took 437 ms = 1171.6 KB/sec, approx 9654 Kbps, 9.43 Mbps
4th 512K took 438 ms = 1169 KB/sec, approx 9633 Kbps, 9.41 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 9484 Kbps, 9.26 Mbps

[dcclanuk]

Who do i call to actually fix this problem?

god...lol...jk

[JohnAlexander]

god...lol...jk

I guess I just call BT and use their slightly more pricey service and get fantastic speeds all the time.

[deathball]

I guess I just call BT and use their slightly more pricey service and get fantastic speeds all the time.

Yeah mate... you go do that.

[DABhand]

No he doesnt have to do that.

To OP - dont worry its the invisible getting the UBR's for the national launch of the traffic management.


As Blizzard GM's would say "Its working as intended"

Give it a few days, hopefully you will see some success.

[JohnAlexander]

:) Those GM's are so polite.

I certainly hope the situation improves, not just for my WoW playing. I struggled to send an email earlier, and the whole internet connection failed at around 2am. The cable modem simply flickered on the sync light for ages.