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DNS - Internet - Follow Up
Thanks for that in depth explanation.
I am far from being an expert, nor do I have a lot of experience with computers, but I can tell you one thing, absolutely for sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this whole problem started when all of us were experiencing slowdowns, so bad, that some of us could not even open certain websites, and when the technician from Verizon came by here and simply changed the DNS numbers, as, according to him, the old ones, the 196 series, were experiencing serious problems, then, all of a sudden, we were back up to speed.
So although I do not know the technical aspects of how DNS numbers can affect download & upload speed, I do know that the old 196 series were slow and the 200 series solved the problem.
In this thread, http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/54898-internet-speed-solution.html?highlight=internet
you will find posts, such as,
In that thread, you yourself posted the following.
As you may see it from a technical point of view, like refrigerators don't make cold, they remove heat, I understand that you might not agree with the wording we are using, but the net result is the same.
We have a case of DNS numbers that, as you put it, "are not working properly".
So, we are putting in DNS numbers that DO work properly.
I'll put in in technical terms that twincactus would understand. "The speed with which the Domain Name Server resolves the ip address and returns the information to the requestor, has a marked effect on the quality of the user experience!" :laugh::laugh:
Twincactus - thanks for your explanation. I found it usefull and educational.
Yes the DNS entries were slowing things down. It seems that this was part of the issue with our speeds here and certainly the one that was having a major effect at that time.
Would the DNS server designated by Verizon be owned by Verizon??? Just curious.
Thanks again.
Yes the DNS entries were slowing things down. It seems that this was part of the issue with our speeds here and certainly the one that was having a major effect at that time.
Would the DNS server designated by Verizon be owned by Verizon??? Just curious.
Thanks again.
I know that getting me to understand the fundamentals of computers is like teaching pigs to fly, but I must mention that it did have an effect on our speed test ratings, when we had trouble with the 196 series DNS numbers.
With the 196's, we would get ridiculously low speeds, like 34kbps, slower than dial up, and when we inserted the new DNS numbers, we would get 300 to 600 kbps.
I suppose you're getting frustrated with me by now, for only having a layman's understanding of the digital world, but I learned too late in life.
This is only year 5, for me, and there's little hope of me ever being a real PC guru.
I've decided to become an expert PC cleaner instead.
For some reason, I've managed to learn all the little tricks for stopping all those things that slow PC's down, and have also managed to get rid of those replicating virus', that everyone says are impossible to kill, so they land up reformatting and reinstalling a new program.
How I can be so good at that, and so dumb with other things, is beyond me.
I think my hard drive is out of free space.
You're playing with the zombots yet? They seem to be causing absolute chaos, marshalling hundreds of thousands of computers to do their dastardly deed, and if anyone messes with one zombot, the others protect that one. :laugh: No, I've not read too much science fiction, this is real. They contact one another via irc and steal masses of amounts of data. The little buggers are real fast as well and they mask their signature so that anti-virus software cannot identify them.
Haven't had the pleasure of battling one, yet.
Bring me a puter with one on it, and I bet I can kill it.
So far, any of those replicating virus' that protect themselves from deletion, I have managed to kill.
I got me a special trick.
Go and search for botnets and honeypots.
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
Here is some reading that will get you started Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost?
