[iyonix-support] Re: Ping not using DNS to resolve addresses on Iyonix

In message of 28 Oct, "David J. Ruck" <druck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue 28 Oct, Paul Vigay wrote:
> > > In article <762a57f54f.jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > >    <rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't use the router for DNS, as some
> > > routers do and some don't forward DNS correctly (so it causes too many
> > > problems trying to diagnose problems - such as this).
> 
> On the contrary, routers often have far better DNS servers with caching and
> logging.
> 
> > When last month f2s changed without warning their dns address those
> > systems pointing to the router sailed along, those set to f2s servers
> > obviously baulked.
> 
> Which is why if you have multiple computers, its better to use the router
> as its only one setting to change, rather than on every computer.
> 
> If you are having problems, nothing stops you setting up one computer to
> use the ISPs DNS servers directly while you are testing.

And I like an advice from PlusNet to use one of their DNS numbers for
one and an OpenDNS' number for the other.

OpenDNS is on http://www.opendns.com and their DNS addresses are:

  64.158.219.100

and

  64.158.219.200

Obviously you should use your own ISP's number for the first, not
PlusNet's!

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