[Cialug] networking problems

[n.d]

yep. i've tried with their dns and my own. both resolve the same from 
what i can tell. from what i can tell its a routing problem, but then 
what do i know.

Kenneth Ristau wrote:

>n.d wrote:
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>>oh boy. they really know how to fix things at mediacom. i swear this is
>>about the last straw.
>>apparently just because i can get to one site on the internet i should
>>be able to get to them all. boy, thats the worst service policy i've
>>ever heard of.
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>Yes, that is faulty logic.  But also remember that most of their
>customers are using Mediacom's DNS and not running their own.  If
>Mediacom's DNS servers were freaking out, I'm sure they would get a
>flood of support calls, and that would (hopefully) raise a red flag for
>them.  One person calling in with DNS issues does not raise the flag.
>
>Have you tried Jon's suggestion yet?  It sounds like your hints file may
>have been replaced with an out-dated version when you re-built your DNS.
> Following Jon's steps below should give you the latest version.
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>>>Jon Clemons wrote:
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>>>>cd /var/named
>>>>ftp ftp.internic.net
>>>>cd domains
>>>>get named.root
>>>>quit
>>>>mv named.root to named.ca or whatever your hint file is called
>>>>restart named and try resolving those addresses
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>>>>
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>later,
>kristau
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