Internet Troubles

[MacD]

So much for "Best ISP" polls.

I think that vote refers to their helpdesk staff (see below)

[James Deuce]

No wonder they sound bored on the phone.

But seriously, Orcon's DNS servers are ferked.

I can't do an NSlookup, and half the freaking Internet doesn;t work (for me), so could someone from any other ISP post their DNS server's IP addresses please?

[sAsLEX]

No wonder they sound bored on the phone.

But seriously, Orcon's DNS servers are ferked.

I can't do an NSlookup, and half the freaking Internet doesn;t work (for me), so could someone from any other ISP post their DNS server's IP addresses please?

edit: ummmmmm see below

[sAsLEX]

Default Server: ns2.iconz.co.nz
Address: 210.48.66.1

[limbimtimwim]

I was going to say 'They won't let you recurse!' but then I tested it, and 'lo', Iconz' dns server will let you recurse even if you are on paradise cable.

:slap:

Don't tell 'em.

[limbimtimwim]

I can't do an NSlookup, and half the freaking Internet doesn;t work (for me), so could someone from any other ISP post their DNS server's IP addresses please?

Hey ahh, just a thought. What's your packet loss like to then DNS servers? DNS queries being udp*, they may just be getting lost.


*Yes yes, I know, zone transfers, blah blah, I know

[James Deuce]

I've progressively turned my router into a sieve trying to work throughthis one, and it's getting annoying. Orcon's zone/domain seems to be utterly off air. Most ISPs have recursive lookups on - business thing.

Thank you Saslex - I'll give that a shot and see what happens.

[limbimtimwim]

Hrmm, so they do!

Their dns server is working okay for me then.

simons@fozzy:~$ nslookup www.orcon.net.nz ns1.orcon.net.nz
Server: ns1.orcon.net.nz
Address: 210.55.12.1#53

Name: www.orcon.net.nz
Address: 60.234.1.5

simons@fozzy:~$ nslookup www.wahwahwah.com ns1.orcon.net.nz
Server: ns1.orcon.net.nz
Address: 210.55.12.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.wahwahwah.com
Address: 64.74.223.7

simons@fozzy:~$ nslookup www.elderberries.com ns1.orcon.net.nz
Server: ns1.orcon.net.nz
Address: 210.55.12.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.elderberries.com
Address: 64.111.98.50

simons@fozzy:~$ nslookup www.cheeseontoast.com ns1.orcon.net.nz
Server: ns1.orcon.net.nz
Address: 210.55.12.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
www.cheeseontoast.com canonical name = fwd3.hosts.co.uk.
Name: fwd3.hosts.co.uk
Address: 212.84.175.148
Name: fwd3.hosts.co.uk
Address: 212.84.175.149
Name: fwd3.hosts.co.uk
Address: 212.84.175.146

simons@fozzy:~$ nslookup www.stuff.co.nz ns1.orcon.net.nz
Server: ns1.orcon.net.nz
Address: 210.55.12.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.stuff.co.nz
Address: 202.135.111.130

Good luck, rest before motogp.

[James Deuce]

Orcon obviously aren't forwarding DNS calls from their internal zone.

They won't answer emails. I think the helpdesk chicks must have the long weekend off.

[sAsLEX]

Orcon obviously aren't forwarding DNS calls from their internal zone.

They won't answer emails. I think the helpdesk chicks must have the long weekend off.

Maybe there is a strike/earthquake in India as thats where most calls end up these days!

or they have taken a lesson from telecom and found that even with shit service you can post record profits year after year

[Ixion]

Oh for the good ol' days of the telephone when the only problem was a wrong number or if you can go back far enough the waiting list to get connected. Funny that, life seems to be going round in circles.

Skyryder

Or for the really good ol' days when the only problem was when Mavis down at the exchange had just brewed up and was settling into a good old gossip with Edna from the general store. ("Ged off yr arse y'daft cow an plug me in, will ya!")