If you suspect a DNS problem try another DNS server, canbe set up in
Internet properties on your PC/Laptop or on the router itself.
A few years a go I set up a DNS server for a company I know,
A quick ping sees it still alive
ns1.turtle.net 81.89.137.143
ns2.turtle.net 81.89.137.150
or there are a few other independant ones out there.
OpenDNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Might be worth a try...
On 6 February 2010 07:38, Bru <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> I seem to be a lone voice in the wilderness but IMO everybody is getting
> far
> too obsessed with how fast their broadband is and promptly blaming their
> broadband whenever they have problems
>
> Your ADSL (broadband) connection is only the first step in a chain and your
> ability to connect to and download content depends on other factors as well
> as your broadband speed.
>
> You might have a twenty zillion megabits broadband connection that's up and
> running perfectly but if your ISP's DNS servers are up the swannee you're
> stuffed!
>
> Likewise if your ISP's routers are overloaded they'll be pouring a trickle
> of data down your nice big shiny pipe
>
> As if that wasn't bad enough, if the content you're trying to download is
> hosted on a server stuck on the end of two tin cans connected with string
> you might as well have stuck with a modem!!!!
>
> I'm far from convinced, on the basis of what I've read, that the original
> problem that started this thread is down to the local ADSL service (which
> will, however, be slow due to the distance). It might very well be, it's
> hard to tell, but intuition and too bl**dy many years experience in the
> business makes me suspect it may be a problem at the ISP (and then when I
> consider that the ISP is AOL ....)
>
> All the above notwithstanding, I'd be overjoyed if we got FTTC on the
> avenue
> 'cos we don't half hammer our bandwidth (three PC's / laptops, an X-Box 360
> and a WII all chuntering away gives it a damn good workout!)
>
> Bru
>
>
>
--
Adrian
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