[Book/Manual] Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04

[Gilles Gravier]

Chris,

You could also use Google's Public DNS service.

Just set your DNS servers to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

Gilles.

On 04/06/2010 06:52, chris wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-06-04 at 12:05 +0800, Christopher Chan wrote:
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>>>>> From here it sounds like a DNS problem.  I use OpenDNS, the free
>>>>>           
>>>> version:
>>>> http://www.opendns.com/start/
>>>>         
> and that is what I am trying to find and get working
>
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>> I don't know about you, but whatever version of djbdns opendns.com is 
>> running, it might be whacky. There should be settings for pppd to get 
>> the dns server the isp provides instead of resorting to an open dns 
>> caching server. If you are going to use an open dns caching server, 
>> might as well use Google's.
>>
>> I'd trust Google's more than that opendns outfit.
>>
>>     
> Agreed within limits. :-)
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>   
>> http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/
>>
>>     
> cheers the kiwi
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