"The Internet is busted"... finally diagnosed

[cbelt3]

We've been having intermittent issues with broadband in the cbelt3 household for months. A Netgear router was the prime suspect. And after checking logs (finally) and taking ownership of it (finally), I was able to diagnose it....

To the TWC Domain Name Server / local router. Which seemed to reset itself ever day at about 1-2 AM.

I reset my DNS server settings to Google's, and 'poof'.... no problems since then.

[Carm]

I use another DNS server also, noticed the problem when I first signed up with TWC.

[sekker]

Yes, the DNS servers are terrible here in Charterland.

[Article Accelerator]

cbelt3 wrote: I reset my DNS server settings to Google's, and 'poof'.... no problems since then.

Yes, you still have problems—google is now tracking every single move you make on the Internet.

Use OpenDNS instead:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

http://www.opendns.com/

[decay]

Are you sure it wasn't Kim K's posterior photo?