Comments on: ISP Shananigans http://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judie Hugheshttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2397 Judie Hughes Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:45:37 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2397 Well, I just got an email from New York and the site is <em>still</em> down for a reader there (hi Stan!). It's so funny how we take things like "the internet working" for granted until they...don't. Spoiled isn't even the word for it. ;-) Well, I just got an email from New York and the site is still down for a reader there (hi Stan!).

It’s so funny how we take things like “the internet working” for granted until they…don’t. Spoiled isn’t even the word for it. ;-)

]]> By: dmccartyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2396 dmccarty Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:40:45 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2396 I could be wrong, but the way I understand it it's not necessarily a problem with your ISP. Even if they refreshed their DNS servers right away with your new IP address, other DNS servers (or even your PC) have cached your old address and there's a propogation delay built into the algorithm that *can* take up to 24 hours to wind its way around the world. (It usually doesn't take that long.) It's not the fastest thing in the world, but it's not bad for a 20+ year old protocol (and its origins in ARPAnet are almost 40 years old). I could be wrong, but the way I understand it it’s not necessarily a problem with your ISP. Even if they refreshed their DNS servers right away with your new IP address, other DNS servers (or even your PC) have cached your old address and there’s a propogation delay built into the algorithm that *can* take up to 24 hours to wind its way around the world. (It usually doesn’t take that long.)

It’s not the fastest thing in the world, but it’s not bad for a 20+ year old protocol (and its origins in ARPAnet are almost 40 years old).

]]> By: Judie Hugheshttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2395 Judie Hughes Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2395 @Jerry - Lucky you! ;-) @Jerry – Lucky you! ;-)

]]> By: Christopher Sperahttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2394 Christopher Spera Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:34:19 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2394 I was able to access it in Chicago after 7am today. I was up to about 2am, and it was down then. I was able to access it in Chicago after 7am today. I was up to about 2am, and it was down then.

]]> By: Jerry Raiahttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2393 Jerry Raia Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:14:08 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2393 It was never down in Los Angeles as far as I could tell. It was never down in Los Angeles as far as I could tell.

]]> By: Judie Hugheshttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2391 Judie Hughes Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:39:56 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2391 Thanks ignar! Everything finally came back online for me about 12:30 am last night, I got a flood of Gear Diary email and the site came up without Anonymizer's help; what a relief! :-P I will definitely look at Open DNS, but I am dismayed that there will still be tons of ISPs that are not refreshing in a timely manner. I realize that it is not everyday that a site changes DNS without keeping a mirror of their previous site still in place, but it seemed like a pretty large hole in the system. Ah well, all's better now and there's no use crying over spilled milk. :-) Thanks ignar! Everything finally came back online for me about 12:30 am last night, I got a flood of Gear Diary email and the site came up without Anonymizer’s help; what a relief! :-P

I will definitely look at Open DNS, but I am dismayed that there will still be tons of ISPs that are not refreshing in a timely manner. I realize that it is not everyday that a site changes DNS without keeping a mirror of their previous site still in place, but it seemed like a pretty large hole in the system.

Ah well, all’s better now and there’s no use crying over spilled milk. :-)

]]> By: ignarhttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2388 ignar Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:50:07 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2388 You may want to try opendns.(http://www.opendns.com) It's pretty reliable and DNS records updated often. Another way to access your server while your ISP doesn't is setting up your TCP/IP DNS address manually to what your server uses. This will definitely let you have an access to your server though you may not be able to reach majority of other sides of internet. It's useful when you need to make quick changes on your site which can't wait until ISP or OpenDNS's cache catch up. You may want to try opendns.(http://www.opendns.com) It’s pretty reliable and DNS records updated often. Another way to access your server while your ISP doesn’t is setting up your TCP/IP DNS address manually to what your server uses. This will definitely let you have an access to your server though you may not be able to reach majority of other sides of internet. It’s useful when you need to make quick changes on your site which can’t wait until ISP or OpenDNS’s cache catch up.

]]> By: Kerry Woohttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2377 Kerry Woo Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:26:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2377 I couldn't access the site until 7 pm CST here in Tennessee. Blogger was having some hiccups also. Ewdi and Judie - thanks for the valiant effort - technology - sometimes it makes you want to grind your teeth! I couldn’t access the site until 7 pm CST here in Tennessee. Blogger was having some hiccups also. Ewdi and Judie – thanks for the valiant effort – technology – sometimes it makes you want to grind your teeth!

]]> By: Judie Hugheshttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2375 Judie Hughes Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:29:57 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2375 Well, I guess I'll find out tomorrow if it's even once a day. ;-) Well, I guess I’ll find out tomorrow if it’s even once a day. ;-)

]]> By: Mitchell Okehttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/23/isp-shananigans/#comment-2373 Mitchell Oke Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:20:19 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=2082#comment-2373 Yeah I have been able to access it all day here. Stupid that they only update DNS once a day! Yeah I have been able to access it all day here. Stupid that they only update DNS once a day!

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