NormanS
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Re: [ALL] Current list of Cox DNS servers
Typically, you only need to use any two. That is all the space most routers have for DNS server IP address entries. Your NIC may be able to hold three, or more.
Which ones you pick probably only matter in terms of whether they use the "Typo redirect" feature, or not. Secondarily, might be useful to pick DNS servers most closely located to your geographic location.
For those who suggest OpenDNS as an alternative, you are aware that OpenDNS has "Typo redirection" enabled by default? If you don't want that service, the only way to turn it off is to register an account with them (free), and use their "Dashboard" to disable it. They also have some kind of dynamic IP address option which, when enabled, allows them to preserve your selected options in the event your IP address on your CPE is changed by your ISP. Requires a dynamic DNS updater client. Probably not as useful for cable customers whose IP addresses change less frequently that is typical for DSL customers.
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Norway | reply to exocet_cm
can i use all these dns and what is the point of usin it? thanks |
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exocet_cm
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I also think it is pretty damn cool when many users pull together, even an anonymous poster, and we determined what BillRoland  said about the consolidation.
At least I learned something new, and I hope others here have as well.
Thanks to EVERYBODY, regardless of opinion, that contributed to this thread. I hope that our work was worthwhile and some mod or FAQ editor finds it important to save this work.
Thank you to everybody who contributed, even our anonymous friend! 
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BillRoland
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said by Irish Shark :said by BillRoland :Then don't visit it, problem solved. Whether or not Cox uses DHCP to assign DNS servers is irrelevant to the point of this thread. Typical response. What is the purpose of this discussion? I find it kind of funny you claim you "really don't care about this thread" but yet you keep popping up in it. Unfortunately for you, you're not the moderator here and it doesn't really matter if you think this thread is worthwhile, or worthless. As I said before, if you think this is a waste, then go somewhere else and quit thread crapping here.
One thing this discussion has yielded us is evidence that Cox is consolidating its DNS servers into one or two data centers rather than having them local to each system. That's interesting, and maybe you don't think that's worthwhile to know, but others here disagree.
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3 edits | reply to Irish Shark
said by Irish Shark :said by BillRoland :Then don't visit it, problem solved. Whether or not Cox uses DHCP to assign DNS servers is irrelevant to the point of this thread. Typical response. What is the purpose of this discussion? DSL · Cable · VOIP · Security · Satellite · Fiber · News · Tips · Reviews · Community · Tools
Edit: "DSLreports.com is the largest online community based on interest in consumer broadband (and related) information, news and tools."
Emphasis mine
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Irish Shark
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said by BillRoland :Then don't visit it, problem solved. Whether or not Cox uses DHCP to assign DNS servers is irrelevant to the point of this thread. Typical response. What is the purpose of this discussion?
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BillRoland
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said by Irish Shark :I really don't care about this thread. It just seems to a waste of bandwidth. And as stated above a FAQ is not necessary since Cox uses DHCP. Then don't visit it, problem solved. Whether or not Cox uses DHCP to assign DNS servers is irrelevant to the point of this thread.
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Irish Shark
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I really don't care about this thread. It just seems to a waste of bandwidth. And as stated above a FAQ is not necessary since Cox uses DHCP.
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1 edit | reply to Irish Shark
said by Irish Shark :said by exocet_cm :said by masterdave23 :looks like some one is planing to attack there dns servers :P j/k No, just building a list of DNS servers of Cox. I was working on my two DNS servers and started to wonder what DNS servers Cox uses. I went the DNS FAQ for this forum and it was blank, so I did a search on Google and it turned on the original list that I posted. I then went and looked and found a lot were not on that list so I started this thread to see what other ones were out there. Why did I do it? •Fun •Our Cox DNS FAQ is empty •So that I can update the forwarders on my DNS servers to my ISP's DNS servers There is really no reason for a FAQ or anything else on the Cox DNS Servers. Cox uses DHCP and those local DNS Severs will populate the router/internal TCP/IP connection automatically. There already was an FAQ on Cox DNS servers.
A thread on Cox's DNS servers would fall under the category of "Tech" and "Cox", both recommended for this site and forum, respectively. I see no reason that this thread shouldn't exist unless somebody has a problem with DNS servers being listed, and even then it is public knowledge (open up your TCP/IP settings).
If this thread shouldn't exist then delete it, but it is already #1 on Google out of 928,000 sites:
»www.google.com/search?q=Current+···irefox-a
and I've replicated it on my website; »johnball.wordpress.com/2007/11/1···servers/
I think it would be more of a disservice to not have this listing.
This is my opinion, but I have a feeling you are against this thread Irish Shark guessing from your first post and then your follow up post. I would really like to know why...
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said by exocet_cm :said by masterdave23 :looks like some one is planing to attack there dns servers :P j/k No, just building a list of DNS servers of Cox. I was working on my two DNS servers and started to wonder what DNS servers Cox uses. I went the DNS FAQ for this forum and it was blank, so I did a search on Google and it turned on the original list that I posted. I then went and looked and found a lot were not on that list so I started this thread to see what other ones were out there. Why did I do it? •Fun •Our Cox DNS FAQ is empty •So that I can update the forwarders on my DNS servers to my ISP's DNS servers There is really no reason for a FAQ or anything else on the Cox DNS Servers. Cox uses DHCP and those local DNS Severs will populate the router/internal TCP/IP connection automatically.
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SoonerAl
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FWIW, I just switched from the Cox default DNS servers to 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.3 as a test and web surfing seems a bit more snappy (how's that for technical term) to me. Maybe its just my old imagination though...
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BillRoland
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Curiously it looks like most of these servers are either in Atlanta or Dallas, if the routing is to be believed. |
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said by dvd536 :said by masterdave23 :looks like some one is planing to attack there dns servers :P j/k Wouldn't affect us powerusers as we use alternative DNS solutions.  OpenDNS is very nice. I have a handful of Cox DNS on my DNS server, then open DNS
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dvd536
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said by masterdave23 :looks like some one is planing to attack there dns servers :P j/k Wouldn't affect us powerusers as we use alternative DNS solutions.
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4 edits | reply to BillRoland
quote:
Based on what I'm reading here it looks like Cox may be consolidating DNS? Omaha, Oklahoma, and Tuscon using the same "cnds" servers. Can anyone who is using those servers confirm that they're using the DNS redirection crap for mistyped URL's?
Edit: Updating main list on front page
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said by N10Cities :Barling, AR (Western Ark.) 68.105.28.12 68.105.29.12 Edit: Updating main list on front page |
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N10Cities
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Barling, AR (Western Ark.)
68.105.28.12
68.105.29.12 |
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exocet_cm
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ARIN.net lists these on their registry.
NS.COX.NET [68.1.16.100]
NS.WEST.COX.NET [68.111.106.76]
NS.EAST.COX.NET [68.1.16.101] |
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said by orien :DNS 1: 68.105.28.12 DNS 2: 68.105.29.12 DNS 3: 68.105.28.11 Those are the ones I'm being assigned, but I don't see any redirection pages. Yeah, those are the ones posted by AnonInTuscon with the cdns prefix.
Looks like they are also showing up in California as well, and three more to go with em.
•cdns3.cox.net [68.105.28.13]
•cdns4.cox.net [68.105.28.14]
•cdns5.cox.net [68.105.28.15]
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DNS 1: 68.105.28.12
DNS 2: 68.105.29.12
DNS 3: 68.105.28.11
Those are the ones I'm being assigned, but I don't see any redirection pages. |
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