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Comcast/Xfiniti DNS seems iffy - Trouble getting to places on the internet. 12/31/23

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mikew Member

mikew

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I was getting DNS timeouts when using the default DNS servers assigned by comcast.
This would affect getting to Illinois Carry as well as anywhere else.

 

DNS timeout: your computer, browser or email can't locate the server. 
 

I edited the DNS setting in my router at home,
I replaced one of the two comcast-provided dns entries with 8.8.8.8 (google, I think)
and saved as a manual DNS setting.

Then everything seemed OK again.

 

 

SiliconSorcerer Member

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On 12/31/2023 at 12:49 AM, mikew said:

I was getting DNS timeouts when using the default DNS servers assigned by comcast.
This would affect getting to Illinois Carry as well as anywhere else.

 

DNS timeout: your computer, browser or email can't locate the server. 
 

I edited the DNS setting in my router at home,
I replaced one of the two comcast-provided dns entries with 8.8.8.8 (google, I think)
and saved as a manual DNS setting.

Then everything seemed OK again.

I've used 8.8.8.8 Forever....

1.1.1.1 is also supposed to be tops.  

Assuming they are anycast?

Flynn Member

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I would recommend 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare public) and 8.8.8.8 (Google public) for most people, Cloudflare is generally a little faster to respond, not that that makes much of a difference to most but I keep it as my primary with Google as the 2nd entry, that way all my eggs are not in the same basket...

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richp Member

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That's great for you guys to think in zeros and ones. (Insert friendly smile here).

 

Does it have any impact on us ordinary users? If so, what should we do about it?

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