[ale] OT BS DSL/DNS

[Jimmy Oliver]

I have BSFA and have the same dns issues.  Seems really slow at times.
 I'm in Palmetto  and have the same dns servers assigned to me as you
mention above.

-Jimmy


On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:25:29 -0500 (EST), mattyml at bellsouth.net
<mattyml at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> 
> > linux wrote:
> >
> >> Here is what Bell South DSL (I have supposedly the Highest Speed option)
> >> returns for a dhcp request
> >>
> >> search launchmodem.com
> >> nameserver 205.152.37.23
> >> nameserver 205.152.144.23
> >>
> >>
> >> Is it possible there is something wrong  with either of thes nameservers
> >> that someone else has noticed lately.
> >>
> >> I crank up ethereal and sometimes the  AAAA query response can take 10 to
> >> 20 seconds,to return to
> >> my machine,  then once http
> >> download does start  my system goes back to the DNS servers possibly 2-3
> >> times to get the same info or
> >> similare info. During these retries it may come up with  Host Unreachable
> >> (in the ethereal trace that is)
> >> icmp error just a host of junk.
> >> Sometimes it goes to  the  144.23 address and the  37.23 addr will return
> >> the response.
> >>
> >> I can post a small trace if someone is willing to help me work it out.  I
> >> understand a lot of what is
> >> going on but the  DNS Response taking  3-10 seconds is a little
> >> unbelievable.  I only appear to have
> >> this DNS problem at Home, not on the road and not at Bell South Sites I
> >> work at.
> >>
> >> I did get to BS 2nd Level Support today and they put in a request for
> >> someone to call me from
> >> network whatever so that group can view the incomfing  DNS request to their
> >> routers associated
> >> with my DSL line and can see where the respone is getting tied up at.
> >>
> >> The same behavior is exihibited whether I connect Directly to the Westel
> >> 2200 modem or go thru
> >> a Linksys WRT54G  SW Version  v2.00.8 then thru the Wintel.
> >>
> >> For example while writing this post I cranked up ethereal and browsed to
> >> www.brownco3.com
> >> start to finish it took  about 53 seconds before the page displayed  etc.
> >> etc. etc.
> >> thanks in advance for any help
> 
> 
> There is a bug in Bind 9 that caused my sporadic DNS problems:
> 
> http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html (look @ the bind bug)
> 
> I setup a caching name server on my home network with OpenBSD, and
> the problem seems to be fixed.
> 
> 
> >> jt
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> > I have noticed the DNS slowdown as well.  I have statically entered my
> > network information for now.  First I was using what seemed to be the Miami
> > DNS server, that too seems to bog down occasionally.
> > Since that I've started to use a completely different DNS server that I am
> > not at liberty to disclose.  With the bellsouth DNS servers I've even had
> > sites the refuse to resolve at all, even with the delay.
> > I live on the south side of town if that makes any difference.  Not sure of
> > the CO.
> >
> > Calvin...
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