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What fast IP do you use when you suspect you're connected to the internet but can't resolve DNS? I'm looking for a good non-Google IP (because China)
by imjustsaying 12y ago
What fast IP do you use when you suspect you're connected to the internet but can't resolve DNS? I'm looking for a good non-Google IP (because China)
- nitrogen 12y agoLevel3's DNS is easy to remember at 4.2.2.1. Or is that Verizon's?
- wattengard 12y agoOr google's at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 ?
- vinceguidry 12y agoYou should only use 4.2.2.1 or 4.2.2.2 if you're an actual Level3 customer. While they do respond to public requests, they're not intended for public use, unlike Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 servers.
- userbinator 12y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7120248 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7120248 Level3's VP says they're public. (They go up to 4.2.2.6 too, I think.)
- nitrogen 12y agoInteresting. I seen to remember that at one point the reverse lookup for one of the 4.2.2.x addresses was "dont-steal-service-etc.somebody". I just send an ICMP ping when I need an IP to check a connection. I also seem to recall reading that the 4.2.2.x resolvers were multi-homed, but in both cases my memory could be faulty.
- pcl 12y agoI still ping the IP address of my college's DNS server, all these years later. Muscle memory dies hard.