Comments on: Fix your ISP DNS Problems

By: penoi

penoi — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:50:48 +0000

try to also install local dns caching.. so that you will not always resolve dns queries thru Opendns. it will help you to minimize resolution latency.

By: Bisaya

Bisaya — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:15:39 +0000

Why OpenDNS has gone bad - see the sections on “Privacy issues and covert redirection” and “Conflicts” in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDNS. It has hijacked DNS-query-based Google searches. They have gone bad!

By: Jun Tan

Jun Tan — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:34:18 +0000

Hello again, the smartbro dns servers are now okay. I think it would be much better (as of now) to use its default dns servers since they are now fixed,low latency(around 10ms ave) and no more request timed out…

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:22:59 +0000

thanks a bunch 4 telling me to do that, but the problem with my dsn is that i cant get into any mail so i tried to do the opendsn thing, and it said internet explorer cannot display page, and it’s getting really depressing. :’( thanks 4 trying (email doesn’t work!!! grrrr)

By: JC John SESE Cuneta

JC John SESE Cuneta — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:03:55 +0000

You can also use ORSN’s public DNS servers:

217.146.139.5
62.157.101.211

ORSN is an indepent group similar to ICANN. Problem is, ICANN is US controlled, one day (hope not), it is possible that the US government will take 100% control over ICANN and ask it to delete these domain names, TLDs, ccTLDs, etc. example a world war.

ORSN being independent and protected by EU Laws, will still direct you to the correct servers.

I switch between ORSN and OpenDNS on regular intervals. OpenDNS do fail sometimes, but I haven’t seen ORSN fail me.

And East Asia has a faster connection to EU than the US :p

By: Google blocks Yahoo on Default Search Settings » @ YugaTech | Philippine Technology News & Reviews

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:48:08 +0000

[...] as it does not give the users an easy way to turn off the features. You can read more about that in OpenDNS blog entitled “Google turns the page… in a bad [...]

By: OpenDNS introduces Shortcuts » @ YugaTech | Philippine Technology News & Reviews

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:10:08 +0000

[...] familiar with OpenDNS and how it works, check out my previous post on how it can help you with your ISP’s intermittent DNS [...]

By: Jun Tan

Jun Tan — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:15:36 +0000

Hello guys, I am also a smart bro subscriber here in Kiwalan, Iligan City, Mindanao.I have also this problem of intermittent and slow connection before, I called up the tech support many times, but still no improvement. wala sila alam sa networking. pati yung technician nila di nga alam kun ano ibig sabihin ng ” FRESNEL ZONE” hmmmm. anyway, I research on the internet and I found a website that offers free “DNS address” just check this website http://www.opendns.com for further instruction. I’ve tried it and it really works. this might help you too…sa wakas di na intermittent connection ko and i don’t have to talk again to technical support na walang alam. Enjoy!:-)

By: isulong seoph » Blog Archive » Open DNS is faster

isulong seoph » Blog Archive » Open DNS is faster — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:03:16 +0000

[...] My daughter complained that her PLDT myDSL was slow. I told her to do a bandwidth test and to give me the result. It was 565kbps. I said that’s not slow. I told her that it was due to the poor DNS architecture of our ISP. Abe Olandres mentions that “Almost all local ISPs have this problem — poor DNS architecture, network congestion, or inadequate peering arrangements — PLDT (esp. Smart Wifi), Eastern Telecoms, Globe Quest (Innove), and GreenDot.” and suggested the use of of Open Dns which “two things make OpenDNS faster than similar services. First, OpenDNS runs a really big, smart cache, so every OpenDNS user benefits from the activities of the broader OpenDNS user base. Second, OpenDNS runs a high-performance network which is geographically distributed (see network map) and serviced by several redundant connections. OpenDNS responds to your query from the nearest location. That means we’re very fast (and extremely reliable, to boot).” And pray tell me, why can’t our ISP have multiple peer connections or help each other with redundancy connection. Tsk are they so competitive with each other? [...]

By: Dave Starr

Dave Starr — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:25:27 +0000

Great find there, Abe. My own ISP here in the US has occasional problems with their DNS. I had been keeping one of my default DNS addresses pointed at a former employer’s DNS server. This is a better solution. I know a lot of my friends in the Philippines have this problem worse … I often get requests to check on sites that can’t be reached from the RP but are working perfectly fine otherwise.

I blogged about the top-level part of the problem just the other day here:
http://talarsystems.com/?p=39
It’s an issue that causes a lot of network problems that needs more attention.

By: vance

vance — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:22:07 +0000

thank you!

By: Noemi

Noemi — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:21:46 +0000

This happens to me a lot. One time, an irate customer called me up and was mad at me for even suggesting it was his ISP. He refused to listen to me until I told him to move to another webhosting provider if he thinks I am bluffing. He hasn’t called me since .

Thanks for this entry. I will point this the next time I get a similar complaint.

By: jhay

jhay — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:42:57 +0000

Wow, this is great. I’ll definitely give it a try.