rdata
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| OPENDNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
openDNS.com nothin' beats it... |
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thecapn20003
join:2002-01-15
Brownsburg, IN | Comcast DNS Servers
Stopped using them long ago and have never looked back...Have not had a single DNS issue since. |
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newview
Ex .. Ex .. Exactly
Premium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
| Friends don't let friends use Comcast's garbage DNS servers
Comcast has ALWAYS had ongoing DNS problems.
The absolute best thing you can do, and advise everyone else to do, is to dump their DNS servers and use another one. I usually setup OpenDNS for all my friends.
Friends don't let friends use Comcast's garbage DNS servers.
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Safemaster
Premium
join:2004-01-18
Loxahatchee, FL | reply to rdata
Re: OPENDNS
Reliable and fast. |
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Jon
Premium
join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | A phishing attempt?
You Never,Ever,Ever, give out your zip code to ANYONE!  |
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Jim Gurd
Premium
join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI
 ·AT&T DSL Service
 ·Comcast
| reply to thecapn20003
Re: Comcast DNS Servers
said by thecapn20003 :Stopped using them long ago and have never looked back...Have not had a single DNS issue since. What he said.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | Comcast DNS
... works fine here.
Sure, in 2005 it was fried for a few... but since then, the Comcast DNS that *I* get work fine.
YMMV
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fcisler
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY | reply to Safemaster
Re: OPENDNS
Except they (opendns) also redirect invalid DNS lookups.
Try it. I won't use ANY DNS which returns ANYTHING but
"NOT VALID" on a lookup of afiaf8wq8r23.com (or any invalid domain). Opendns will return 208.69.32.130.
Nope...sorry... |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
1 edit | reply to newview
Re: Friends don't let friends use Comcast's garbage DNS servers
If you read the Comcast forum thread, it doesn't appear to be DNS problems at all. It looks more like provisioning issues and putting some users in the "walled garden" where you can go nowhere until you are re-provisioned properly. How some users got messed up is a mystery. Could have been a problem with some Comcast accounting cleanup process, or some headend mistakenly sent out the "walled garden" cable modem config file. If that was the case, rebooting cable modem could have cleared problem - like some posters said happened.
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tdwr
@faa.gov
| reply to fcisler
Re: OPENDNS
what you been smoking?
Results for psychobabbleafiaf8wq8r23.com
United States
New York, New York, USA Palo Alto, California, USA
DID NOT RESOLVE DID NOT RESOLVE
Seattle, Washington, USA Washington, DC, USA
DID NOT RESOLVE DID NOT RESOLVE
Europe
London, England, UK
DID NOT RESOLVE
None of our locations could resolve this domain.
Try "Refresh the cache" first. That will fix problem #1 below.
Four possibilities:
Domain was recently moved and the new address has not propagated.
Domain does not exist in DNS.
Domain's nameservers have problems, temporary or otherwise.
There is a problem with a record on OpenDNS servers. |
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Mutiny32
Network Security Engineer
join:2000-07-04
Lees Summit, MO | reply to rdata
4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
all of these > OpenDNS |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | reply to dadkins
Re: Comcast DNS
It's Comcastic! |
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fuziwuzi
Not born yesterday
Premium
join:2005-07-01
Atlanta, GA
| less is best
I stopped using Comcast's DNS a long while back, have been using OpenDNS and so far have no issues with them. I also do not use Comcast's email servers nor usenet servers. Essentially, I only use Comcast as a pipe for the internet, none of their "portals", email or anything else they offer interest me, I can find better solutions elsewhere. |
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treefan
@embarqhsd.net | reply to rdata
Re: OPENDNS
said by rdata :
openDNS.com nothin' beats it...
Except TreeWalk DNS |
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tyscoj
join:2002-06-17
Fort Pierce, FL
| reply to fcisler
said by fcisler :Except they (opendns) also redirect invalid DNS lookups. Try it. I won't use ANY DNS which returns ANYTHING but "NOT VALID" on a lookup of afiaf8wq8r23.com (or any invalid domain). Opendns will return 208.69.32.130. Nope...sorry... This is a setting that you have enabled for your network. It can be turned off via the OpenDNS site...along with a few other options. |
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quatrix
Premium
join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL
1 edit | reply to fcisler
EDIT: tyscoj beat me to it.
Have you tried this?
»www.opendns.com/faq/#change_prefs
How do I turn off phishing protection or typo correction?
Create a free account to manage your network preferences. |
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fcisler
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY | Nope....i prefer not to rely on such a hack as this (and it IS a hack, as it's got to check my account to get my IP, and then put my IP on i guess a "safe list") blah blah blah....
I just run my own DNS server and cache from 4.2.2.1. |
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phattieg
join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
·Verizon Wireless B..
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to rdata
said by rdata :
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
openDNS.com nothin' beats it...
Well, your connection will get sent to a walled garden status, not to mention the DNS suffix will be what keeps you from getting anywhere but that page.
Here's the deal people, if you called Comcast at some point, or if your field tech/installer called the dispatcher and had your modem "pushed" into an active status. Just accept the terms of service, and get on with it. Just like the "Welcome" screen, this is a DNS SUFFIX setting.
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koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:
·Bresnan Online
| reply to fcisler
said by fcisler :and it IS a hack, as it's got to check my account to get my IP So, what you are saying is that EVERY website (including this one) hacks into your account to grab your IP...not true |
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fcisler
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY
1 edit | Wow...way to completely misread my post. No, I don't think or assume that. I also didn't say "HACKS", as in the sense I'm going to assume that you mean - I said hack. Here's a definition:
1. Originally, a quick job that produces what is needed, but not well.
Perfect definition in this case.
It IS a hack as there is NO, read it, NO, means for authentication via DNS. In otherwords - when I request a result from OpenDNS - it is identical to YOUR request, with the exception of our IP address'.
Now...it IS a hack that they will then have THEIR DNS SERVER check a database to find MY IP to find that I OPTED OUT of their bogus domain forwarding.
You are completely off in your assumption - I don't see OpenDNS as having ANY OTHER WAY to "fix" the results than those steps posted. If you have any other inside info - please post it.....but I don't ever recall seeing ANY OTHER DNS do that, unless specifically designed to. |
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