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Post by joepublic on Jul 6, 2009 21:35:59 GMT
Anyone else having problems getting to web sites tonight?
I changed my eircom DNS settings from their recommended 213.94.190.194 & .236 to 159.134.237.6 and now things are fine. I changed back and the problems were back so I reverted to my temp DNS address.
If you are having problems you may not be able to hit this site so you won't see this post.
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Post by Queenie on Jul 6, 2009 21:56:24 GMT
Same here Joe, last night and tonight it has taken an age to get on to the site. I've had to restart about 5 times.. haven't a clue what dns address is, what does dns stand for? total ignoramus here!
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Post by joepublic on Jul 6, 2009 23:07:35 GMT
DNS stands for Domain Name System, it is responsible for converting names into IP addresses E.G. procboards.com is reachable via IP 67.15.247.140. On your browser you type in names for sites but the internet doesn't know how to get you places using names so it looks up a DNS for the IP address associated with the name and then uses the IP address to find the site. email also works by looking up IP addresses. There's a hierarchical system of DNSs out there and your computer would be talking to one at the bottom of the ladder and you would also have a backup to the main one.
The DNS settings are more than likely picked up automatically by your broadband box so you are stuck with them unless you login to the box and manually reconfigure the DNS entries and change them as I did.
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Post by Queenie on Jul 7, 2009 9:37:19 GMT
oooookk!! em, thanks!!
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Post by April on Jul 7, 2009 12:27:08 GMT
eh yes thanks for that Joe..... I wouldn't even dare to venture there.... i might never get home!!!!
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Post by vicar on Jul 7, 2009 18:24:16 GMT
i was going to ask a question about that problem also. but duh i've changed my mind. joe answers everything too well.
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Post by chewchew on Jul 7, 2009 21:50:51 GMT
I also changed my DNS ages ago. really makes a diff. I've finally (fingers crossed) got my laptp back for good this time and its running muchos better! but its great having a friend who knows all there is to know about laptops
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Post by sugarloves on Jul 7, 2009 22:10:59 GMT
a yes chew back to it so..................... have not got a clue what you on about but all not lost i know a mam who can sort it out should i need it, as for eircom they were down last night but not here as i bt so they were fine.
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