[ubuntu-in] help with BSNL Broadband Connection

[Sriranga(80yrsold)]

Now I am using ACT internet connection(*fibre*)  in place of bsnl broadband
which is very slow.


On 22 March 2014 13:38, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Am on a BSNL broadband connection , and for the past few days a strange
> issue is occurring
>
> The internet is connected but only google sites and a few others work.
>
> Some that seem to work are irctc.co.in. indianrail.gov.in
> icici.com. onlinesbi.com. thehoot.org. (many banks sites work, government
> websites seem to work )
>
>
> however a whole range of sites don't work - like
> www.lxer.com, bbc.co.uk , espncricinfo.com
> ubuntu.com . linuxmint.com
>
> seems like sites that are non work (news, entertainment, general info) are
> not working - with some exceptions - like www.hoot.org
>
> Google search works and when i try and access a link from the search
> results the website simply does not load.
>
> Ubuntu repos are not accessible and i cannot update or install.
>
> Am not sure what the issue is and how to "resolv" it.
>
>
> The modem is
>    Zte Zxdsl 531B wifi modem, in which the wifi part is turned off.
> (instead the wifi is served by a linksys wrt router) . However even the
> wifi service from the ZXDSL modem turned on, the issue
>
> Tried changing the resolv.conf to use opendns and google dns to see if the
> problem went away - but am not sure the the dns were placed in the right
> place
>
> there should have been a resolv.conf in /etc/
>
> but instead i had it in /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
> I changed it here but am not sure its working, or how to verify what my
> current dns nameservers are
>
> ***
> So does any one know what's happening and how to resolve this.
>
>
>
> thanks
>
> **
>
>
>
> Ram
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