Cox Internet disconnectivity..

[Mike Garfias]

I run a dns server on my home net and ignore the cox name servers  
altogether.  Seems to work well.  Does qworst really block udp/tcp:53  
out bound?

On Jun 2, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote:

> Cox used to allow non-authorative DNS queries, and I got some  
> obviously poisoned (phishing) cache data.
>
> I believe Cox, unlike Qwest, allows you to query via port 53 THROUGH  
> their network, so I would use some of the public (less obviously  
> insecure, and unstable) DNS servers?
>
> Google public DNS servers for more information.
>
> Heck, you can even get a dyndns.org account and application that  
> will automatically update; they offer automatic domain updates so  
> you can run a website from your house on port 8080 (they filter port  
> 80 down) and have URL cloaking so yourdomain.com runs out of your  
> house!
>
> Netgear and LinkSys (now Cisco) "routers" often have dyndns.org  
> configurations (or you can use OpenWRT <just kidding>)?
>
> Jason Spatafore <jasons at spatafore.net> wrote: Well, on my side of  
> the house, Cox is moving like 3x faster than it was.
> So, the upgrade may have been worth it. There's still a slight delay  
> for
> DNS lookup, but actually site loading is flying by now. It was bad for
> awhile. Now it's much better.
>
> So, kudos to Cox for updating the routing.
>
> Of course, my opinion may vary should it go bad again.
>
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