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Title: Anyone else getting DNS errors?
Post by: andrue on Apr 05, 2018, 21:09:22
Anyone seeing random DNS errors? I've already reported it to Support and they saw a couple of issues. It's mainly affecting one site for me:

Getting some odd DNS results:

C:\Users\andrue>ping forums.digitalspy.com

Pinging vip.cl547.vanillahosted.com [161.47.55.17] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 161.47.55.17: bytes=32 time=97ms TTL=241
...
C:\Users\andrue>ping forums.digitalspy.com

Pinging forums.digitalspy.com [161.47.55.17] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 161.47.55.17: bytes=32 time=105ms TTL=241

But I also couldn't get to a couple of other sites. I've tried rebooting my router and IExplore instead of Chrome.
Title: Re: Anyone else getting DNS errors?
Post by: zappaDPJ on Apr 05, 2018, 21:25:17
I've had to refresh a number of pages at different sites to get them to load today. I didn't think anything of it until I read your post, I assumed it was a problem with their hosts but maybe not. If it happens again I'll do some testing.
Title: Re: Anyone else getting DNS errors?
Post by: andrue on Apr 05, 2018, 21:35:20
Switching to Google DNS seems to resolve the problem. Two or three other members of that forum are also seeing issues and I wouldn't expect us all to be IDNet users. Unless posting mindless drivel on a wide variety of topics is something that particularly appeals to IDNetters :)
Title: Re: Anyone else getting DNS errors?
Post by: Bill on Apr 05, 2018, 21:38:08
I've been getting "Resolving host" warning messages (Chrome on a Mac) tonight, but only on sites where my adblocker was disabled. Enable the adblocker and the messages disappeared, disable it and back they come... ie blame Google  :P

It seems to be OK now.
Title: Re: Anyone else getting DNS errors?
Post by: andrue on Apr 05, 2018, 21:43:05
Quote from: Bill on Apr 05, 2018, 21:38:08
I've been getting "Resolving host" warning messages (Chrome on a Mac) tonight, but only on sites where my adblocker was disabled. Enable the adblocker and the messages disappeared, disable it and back they come... ie blame Google  :P

It seems to be OK now.
I never disable my adblocker :)

I've switched back to default DNS and things do seem fine again.
Title: Re: Anyone else getting DNS errors?
Post by: Bill on Apr 05, 2018, 21:50:37
Quote from: andrue on Apr 05, 2018, 21:43:05
I never disable my adblocker :)

I don't do it very often, but there are a few sites where I'll put up with the ads for the sake of their financial well-being :)