said by Hank:That is exactly why I started using OpenDNS several months ago. If the re-home into Ashburn is permanent I may change back to Frontier DNS.
Well actually I've been using alternative DNS servers (and changed back to Frontier's just to see if things worked), just won't resolve names and right now very slow internet. This happened before a few days ago (dns problems, slow speeds) but it resolved itself later in the night.
Have to make up a list of some good reliable DNS Servers and keep them handy.
Edit:
Here's my connection log from my router/modem - it's a mess. Not sure with all the weird names come from though. (this is part of a huge log):
THU NOV 01 20:54:36 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'adqtco3wzux0e4cgrlrwfwv2ba.Sohu.com'
THU NOV 01 20:54:30 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'gco45hasz3hmkfdzj4t2ejet3e.Conduit.com'
THU NOV 01 20:54:21 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'nvlomltsnay3mbcx2jsqgsdr5e.Dailymotion.com'
THU NOV 01 20:54:14 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '2vopmbwuyok24mgifbqeh4rq5a.Ebay.de'
THU NOV 01 20:54:07 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '1lgewwysdvbllzh4zgqgefb44h.Adobe.com'
THU NOV 01 20:54:04 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'qchc1htvdvmvowofutssb0kbmf.Google.ca'
THU NOV 01 20:53:54 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'spsza0qulu0xn22ahmtmfnonqc.Youku.com'
THU NOV 01 20:53:47 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'cxl1ygtsbvovypwtjnrsefzwrg.Naver.com'
THU NOV 01 20:53:41 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '1q3idilq4dowplvdowrs35m1cg.Cnn.com'
THU NOV 01 20:53:34 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'xken1vzuruu2nqqiirsindwb5a.Friendster.com'
THU NOV 01 20:53:28 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'smadynpsmm10bk0w5zs2yuguhf.Ask.com'
THU NOV 01 20:53:14 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'qm2pxmzwaaiiwypdpdr22us35b.Go.com'
THU NOV 01 20:53:07 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'we1o3ylvxeye0umkqdqa2cn0va.Bbc.co.uk'
THU NOV 01 20:53:04 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '3qnz55islvkhfj0pekqypq0mse.Imdb.com'
THU NOV 01 20:52:48 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'ts5xbfvvehur1sfl42qg405o3e.Google.co.jp'
THU NOV 01 20:52:39 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'mj144psuq0d2ppucxotoasdapg.Amazon.com'
THU NOV 01 20:52:31 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '5zw3n05tchp4sshojgtqwpi1nd.Flickr.com'
THU NOV 01 20:52:25 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '3avdd5bw03ek0drxh2syote4rh.Google.it'
THU NOV 01 20:52:19 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '1iqogeyvzrjfxczihpqetpkj4h.Aol.com'
THU NOV 01 20:51:59 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '3r1gmpqu54nlrmv5aqquy1snnc.Google.co.uk'
THU NOV 01 20:51:52 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'cr1g0vzqfgfwc1smf1q0lp0upf.Ebay.com'
THU NOV 01 20:51:43 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'x00lazvrw4gebzogl0q0nutwqc.Google.fr'
THU NOV 01 20:51:36 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'dvmcvncwkmxoys3eglt0tsr5se.Rapidshare.com'
THU NOV 01 20:51:29 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'u3u5ejpqzicomh3u05qg3iwkgg.Microsoft.com'
THU NOV 01 20:51:20 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'c42kh4qulfvbyyk0tbsgzthgba.Google.de'
THU NOV 01 20:51:19 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'lcf3mews3gbu2la4x2tsz5k3qc.Google.co.in'
THU NOV 01 20:51:16 2012
DNS: Unknown host: 'cgx4abgwtznxgcnby4qqlef0wd.Baidu.com'
THU NOV 01 20:51:08 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '10.8.144.216.in-addr.arpa'
THU NOV 01 20:51:04 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '10.8.144.216.in-addr.arpa'
THU NOV 01 20:51:04 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '51.32.163.216.in-addr.arpa'
THU NOV 01 20:51:01 2012
LAN PC Unable to communicate with DNS Server. (error = 'connection timed out', count = 3)
THU NOV 01 20:51:00 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '10.4.144.216.in-addr.arpa'
THU NOV 01 20:50:46 2012
LAN PC Unable to communicate with DNS Server. (error = 'connection timed out', count = 3)
THU NOV 01 20:50:44 2012
LAN PC Unable to communicate with DNS Server. (error = 'connection timed out', count = 6)
THU NOV 01 20:50:42 2012
LAN PC Unable to communicate with DNS Server. (error = 'connection timed out', count = 3)
THU NOV 01 20:50:30 2012
DNS: Unknown host: '10.8.144.216.in-addr.arpa'