Evil Internet

[rabbit]

My internet was slow all week, but now it's back to normal speed.  The problem now is that I can't resolve some sites, which other people say are up.  It's weird too, because it goes in and out.  At one point I was connected to IRC and I could browse the site's forums, but later on the forums wouldn't resolve at all, but I could still chat on IRC, up until I disconnected (this has actually happened a couple of times).  I've flushed my DNS repeatedly, reset my base station and my router, and now I've run out of ideas.  I need help.

[Armin]

Have you tried using 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.1 as DNS servers? Not sure if they're still up.

[deadly7]

Have you tried using 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.1 as DNS servers? Not sure if they're still up.

I use them and I'm fine..... so they're still up.

[trust]

The same thing happens to me. Who is your ISP?

I have Cox and I have periods where my internet just drops, or gets really slow, and then other times it's really fast. I often have trouble resolving x86, but it's weird. Sometimes it will work on my laptop but not desktop (same network) and other times neither.

[Armin]

Something else I'd recommend that may help out, is straightening your cables. If there's knots in them, or they're twisted up a bit, forming little circles, that could cause problems. It's most likely the ISP though. I remember a while back, I used to have constant problems with Cox, but they eventually went away, so they probably fixed some crap.

[rabbit]

I'm using Verizon :\

I'll try setting the DNS servers though.

[edit]
HAH!  Changing my DNS servers worked perfectly, thanks.

[iago]

Yeah, I often have issues with my ISP's DNS servers, but I've never had problems with 4.2.2.1-8.  Whenever I set up a computer I always set those for DNS.