Like some kind of opt-in DNS network (hosting-wise)? Almost P2P style? Or some kind of DNS darknet?
-Nick --- Nicholas Floersch (pr. Floor-sh) Stone Environmental, Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jacob Torrey > Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 11:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Anyone seeing sites blocked/unavailable over Comcast? > > I would start at the open source institute at Clarkson (In upstate NY). > Though I'm going to be releasing the system soon (all FOSS) so anyone > could host it. I might setup a few EC2 machines, but we shall see. > > Jacob > > Nick Floersch wrote: > > Hosted locally, nationally, or farther abroad? > > > > --- > > Nicholas Floersch (pr. Floor-sh) > > Stone Environmental, Inc. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jacob Torrey > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 10:57 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: Anyone seeing sites blocked/unavailable over Comcast? > >> > >> I hopefully will soon be launching my own distributed, caching, > >> recursive DNS cluster. Once it's up I will shoot the list a few IPs. > >> > >> Jacob > >> > >> Nick Floersch wrote: > >> > >>> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; > >>> > >> panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; > >> panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; > >> panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, > >> li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; > >> font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, > >> span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; > >> text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed > >> {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} > >> span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; > >> font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault > >> {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; > >> margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> > >> > >>> Although it does not sound like your problem is DNS related, I just > >>> > >> wanted to vouch for switching over to OpenDNS’ DNS servers if you > are > >> experiencing strange issues with DNS. I am on CloudAlliance which I > >> believe feeds off of Powershift, and I was having particular trouble > >> reaching Newegg. Even sometimes it seemed to resolve properly but > still > >> never got there. I switched to using OpenDNS at home, overriding the > >> PPPOE settings I am given, and Newegg started showing up flawlessly. > >> > >>> > >>> I will say also that although it still does not sound like DNS is > >>> > >> your > >> problem, it is possible to properly resolve the most-public facing > IP > >> of > >> a web site only to have bad DNS muck you up when that website tries > to > >> redirect to some other dependant website. Case in point, > >> “secure.newegg.com” might be messed up in your DNS resolution phase > >> even > >> if www.newegg.com <http://www.newegg.com> is not, and then you would > be > >> able to get to the main website at Newegg, but not login. Unlikely, > but > >> possible. > >> > >>> > >>> If you can’t even get to the main page at Slashdot, though, that’s > >>> > >> pretty different. I just thought I would write about OpenDNS to > suggest > >> it for those listening who haven’t considered the _/free/_ service. > >> > >>> > >>> -Nick > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --- > >>> Nicholas Floersch (pr. Floor-sh) > >>> Stone Environmental, Inc. > >>> > >>> *From:* Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts > >>> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Stanley Brinkerhoff > >> > >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 24, 2008 10:39 AM > >>> *To:* [email protected] > >>> *Subject:* Re: Anyone seeing sites blocked/unavailable over > Comcast? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Tracing route to slashdot.org <http://slashdot.org> [216.34.181.45] > >>> over a maximum of 30 hops: > >>> > >>> 1 1 ms 1 ms 3 ms OPEN-WRT [192.168.1.1] > >>> 2 17 ms 7 ms 7 ms 73.195.24.1 > >>> 3 8 ms 7 ms 11 ms > >>> > >> ge-1-38-ur01.berlin.vt.boston.comcast.net > >> <http://ge-1-38-ur01.berlin.vt.boston.comcast.net> [68.86 > >> > >>> .236.129] > >>> 4 9 ms 17 ms 7 ms > >>> > >> te-8-1-ur01.lebanon.nh.boston.comcast.net > >> <http://te-8-1-ur01.lebanon.nh.boston.comcast.net> [68.87 > >> > >>> .146.213] > >>> 5 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms > >>> > >> te-9-1-ur01.claremont.nh.boston.comcast.net > >> <http://te-9-1-ur01.claremont.nh.boston.comcast.net> [68. > >> > >>> 87.146.209] > >>> 6 83 ms 15 ms 10 ms > >>> > >> te-8-1-ur01.putney.vt.boston.comcast.net > >> <http://te-8-1-ur01.putney.vt.boston.comcast.net> [68.87. > >> > >>> 146.205] > >>> 7 11 ms 11 ms 14 ms > >>> > >> te-9-1-ur01.hinsdale.nh.boston.comcast.net > >> <http://te-9-1-ur01.hinsdale.nh.boston.comcast.net> [68.8 > >> > >>> 7.146.201] > >>> 8 13 ms 16 ms 13 ms > >>> > >> te-8-2-ar01.needham.ma.boston.comcast.net > >> <http://te-8-2-ar01.needham.ma.boston.comcast.net> [68.87 > >> > >>> .146.198] > >>> 9 17 ms 15 ms 15 ms 68.85.162.74 > >>> 10 21 ms 19 ms 19 ms > >>> > >> te-0-4-0-1-cr01.newyork.ny.ibone.comcast.net > >> <http://te-0-4-0-1-cr01.newyork.ny.ibone.comcast.net> [68 > >> > >>> .86.90.61] > >>> 11 23 ms 22 ms 21 ms > >>> > >> pos-1-9-0-0-cr01.newyork.ny.ibone.comcast.net > >> <http://pos-1-9-0-0-cr01.newyork.ny.ibone.comcast.net> [6 > >> > >>> 8.86.86.46] > >>> 12 20 ms 20 ms 22 ms 208.173.138.13 > >>> 13 21 ms 21 ms 21 ms cr2-tengig-0-15-4- > >>> > >> 0.NewYork.savvis.net > >> <http://cr2-tengig-0-15-4-0.NewYork.savvis.net> [204.70.1 > >> > >>> 98.17] > >>> 14 46 ms 45 ms 46 ms cr2-pos-0-7-3-0.chicago.savvis.net > >>> > >> <http://cr2-pos-0-7-3-0.chicago.savvis.net> [204.70.192.1 > >> > >>> 09] > >>> 15 46 ms 46 ms 46 ms > >>> > >> hr2-tengigabitethernet-12-1.elkgrovech3.savvis.n > >> > >>> et [204.70.195.122] > >>> 16 47 ms 49 ms 47 ms csr1-ve241.elkgrovech3.savvis.net > >>> > >> <http://csr1-ve241.elkgrovech3.savvis.net> [216.64.194.42 > >> > >>> ] > >>> 17 56 ms 53 ms 53 ms 64.27.160.194 > >>> 18 46 ms 45 ms 46 ms slashdot.org <http://slashdot.org> > >>> > >> [216.34.181.45] > >> > >>> Stan > >>> > >>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Richard Lawrence > <[email protected] > >>> > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >>> Well, that's the funny part -- I don't think I'm having DNS issues. > >>> > >> I > >> > >>> get the same IP back for slashdot (216.34.181.45) whether I use > >>> Comcast's DNS, OpenDNS, or 4.2.2.2 for the server in nslookup. I > >>> > >> just > >> > >>> don't seem to be able to get there via HTTP...even if I request > >>> > >> directly > >> > >>> to the IP. > >>> > >>> Thanks everyone for your quick responses...I am puzzled indeed. > >>> > >>> Richard > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Stanley Brinkerhoff wrote: > >>> > >>>> No problems here (Comcast, Montpelier) -- but if you are having > DNS > >>>> issues, try adding 4.2.2.2 as a DNS server. > >>>> > >>>> Stan > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Kevin Thorley > >>>> > >> <[email protected] > >> > >>> <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> > >>> > >>>> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>> > >> / This communication, including any attachments, is solely for the > >> confidential use of the person(s) named above. If you have received > >> this > >> communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and > >> delete/destroy the original. 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