At 5:04 AM +0800 6/11/04, WAMUG Mailing List wrote:
in Daniel Kerr's notes:
A wider problem? Of interesting note is that we are beginning to receive
reports from some users who have recently had to manually enter DNS server
addresses on non-Macs to resolve connectivity issues. This may be indicative
of a wider problem -- perhaps increased lag from many ISPs DNS return
systems.
I can confirm this. I still read several pc tech help lists and the
DNS unavailable problem is being reported patchily there. It has
even come up in the ABC's tech talk forum, which is a tiny backwater
of geekdom.
My own browsing seems to have bad patches either for a whole session
or part. Entering my isp's dns numbers had good and bad effects. It
enabled smoother page getting for the most part, but my calls for
streaming radio files from the BBC and NPR were delayed consistently.
Interestingly, when I used the RealPlayer browser itself, instead of
Safari and Camino, the files were served up properly - and then I was
able to access them in Safari and Camino consequently. I guess OS
X caches them somehow.
I have experienced one session where the delay (stutter if you will)
was removed by removing my isp's
numbers.
There appears to be no consistent fault and no consistent fix with my set-up.
I am on a dial-up connection and don't find the problem annoying
enough to make my net use difficult.
I am guessing that it may be more disrupting in work which relies on
smooth browsing.
I will be interested to see other's experiences with this.
Nancy M
