On 7/12/08, Ian Blackwell ian@ikel.id.au wrote:
Lanny Marcus wrote:
You entered them there and you can dig +trace from there. That's interesting. I would like to discontinue using the DNS Servers at my ISP, because: (a ) frequently slow (b) sometimes no DNS (c) the recent problem where I get to opendns.com
Generally your ISP's DNS should be quickest because they are closest. If you're not happy with them, google for "public DNS" and you'll find a plethora of publicly accessible DNS systems.
We have been having problems with the DNS Servers at our ISP (the phone company) for some time. Frequently, slow DNS or no DNS. I didn't call them, until about 10 days ago, after I tried to get to a secure server at irs.gov and I got a warning from Firefox, that the SSL certificate belonged to opendns.com
I am going to look at opendns.com first for "public DNS".
You can also create a backup using the web-interface. The backup will be saved on your local machine and you can restore it from there if needed.
I will update the Backup IPCop box, and then backup, before I start playing with the settings.
Don't forget to save the backup to your local system in case your IPCop box gets totally hosed. You can then rebuild the IPCop system and restore the backup from your desktop.
I will backup to floppy (it's an old box with a floppy drive) and also to my Desktop.
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Hopefully, this will be a very quick and simple change and be up and running.
Good morning to you! It is 647 Saturday night here in Colombia.