On 7/12/08, Ian Blackwell <ian at 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. >> <snip> 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.