DNS (Re: Distrowatch.org is down ???

[Philippe Landau]

Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
>>those servers might have problems (you can specify/use others),
>>or you can not reach them due to network problems
> All other sites were working fine, I was having problems reaching
> Distrowatch only, hence I thought the site was down...
> How many DNS are there around the world ?
double as many as ISPs, plus some.
you can even have your own private DNS on your computer.

> My cable modem uses DHCP so the DNS IP's are automatically set.
> they are  85.68.0.7 and 85.68.0.8
query them by hand for distrowatch.com, using dig/nslookup

> Works fine usually, it's the first time that I have a name resolution
> problem, so probably not worth changing the DNS. 
i know you like experimenting; there are DNS servers
offering access to the world of alternative top level domains.
with these, you are also independent from the governments.

> Also, if my DNS couldn't resolve it, why didn't it send the
> query/request to the nearest DNS, to see if it could suss it out ? Don't
> DNS talk to each other to be more efficient ??
the business world is not efficient, it is mainly corrupt.
can you imagine, after all those years, there is again
DNS cache poisoning going on in significant quantity,
meaning businesses are still using broken DNS software
when good opensource and secure alternatives are around since years ...
large parts of the competition and free market myth are just that,
a myth propagated to feed the insatiable ignorance of the
grateful flock of cheated and slaughtered citizens.

>>or your BT solidarity goes a bit too far, choking your connection to the internet.
> I must confess, I made a big mistake ! When I was so enthusiastic once
> the download was finished, that I burnt the ISO, rebooted, and wiped the
> disk to re-install Hoary... hence losing the ISO file ! So I can't share
> it with others anymore :o(   <red faced Vince, ashamed...running away
> fast...>
your honesty is precious, rare and encouraging, Vince :-)

>>unfortunately ubuntu does not prioritise traffic from
>>and to applications/processes that are in the front,
>>often making it impossible to surf the web
>>and get email while downloads are going strong.
> Yes, I do find this quite annoying. Hopefully Breezy will come up with
> some solution ? :o)  In the meantime, playing with the "max_uploads"and
> "max_upload-rate" of btdownload, allows some degree of control, better
> than nothing.
shhh - shhh, don't talk antagonistically before the naked emperors
of Ubuntu and their flock :-)

kind regards     philippe