Loss of connection?

[karvala]

I just lost all connection to the net for a few minutes although there is no evidence of this in my router log, anyone else?

Yes, if you see some of the previous posts, it's happening at very regular intervals, apparently because of a known problem.  The attempted fix by IDNet certainly hasn't worked, so I'm hoping they're currently trying something else.  I suspect, in view of a good few reports of DNS problems, that it's more than just the problem they initially thought is was as well.

[Rik]

IDNet have spotted the problem and Simon is working on it. Hopefully, we'll get an update later.

[Steve]

Is it me I can't access google images or yahoo home page,tried using opendns as well

[Rik]

No problem here, Steve. Can you ping/tracert them?

[Steve]

No the only place I can get to seems to be here, pings to yahoo and google timing out


Edit: its back again now, how strange the only place I could get to was idnetters everywhere else just timed out.The only response to a ping came from www.idnetters.co.uk

[Rik]

That's similar to what I saw yesterday, but only for a minute or so on two occasions. Anything 'within' IDNet, eg forum, website, mail, I could reach. The outside world was absent. However, IDNet have observed to opposite phenomenon today, so it's being looked at urgently.

[Lance]

You mean there are other websites then just here? Scary!!!

Hopefully IDNet will get this sorted shortly.

[Rik]

It is a worry, isn't it, Lance. I thought life ended at our front page.

[Steve]

Certainly opendns made no difference whatsoever. searching for life in this world the universe and beyond.

[Rik]

I'll pass that on, Steve.

[psp83]

I'll pass that on, Steve.

Got home, loaded the browser, no net! NOOOOOOOO!!!! 

Panic over, net is back now 

[Rik]

Any feelings for what was happening, Paul?

[Glenn]

I had a DNS loss at 18.00 for a min or two

[psp83]

Any feelings for what was happening, Paul?

Had no net except for stuff inside idnets own network..

Dunno when it started as i got home from work and the net didnt work when i put the pc on.

[Rik]

That's exactly what we've been seeing since yesterday afternoon, Paul, and IDNet are on the case. Usually, it lasts for about one minute, though for some it can be longer. If it happens again, if you can get a tracert to a site you can't reach, to see where things are falling over, could you email that to support please?

[psp83]

That's exactly what we've been seeing since yesterday afternoon, Paul, and IDNet are on the case. Usually, it lasts for about one minute, though for some it can be longer. If it happens again, if you can get a tracert to a site you can't reach, to see where things are falling over, could you email that to support please?

Yep. i've got ping graph running so i should know when the dns throws its toys out the pram again 

[Rik]

Depending on what you're pinging, of course.

[psp83]

Depending on what you're pinging, of course.

Pinging the DNS and my works site

[Rik]

If you can tracert the works site, that would be a good diagnostic.

[Glenn]

It just went again

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Glenn>tracert www.wrracing.net
Unable to resolve target system name www.wrracing.net.

[Rik]

Same here, Glenn, 19:08, < 1 minute:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\WINDOWS>tracert www.idnetters.co.uk
Unable to resolve target system name www.idnetters.co.uk.

[Steve]

That's the problem with tracert I should have remembered an IP address As obviously it wasn't resolving . Just managed one to google.co.uk which looks ok in ms now but its taking an age to get the full trace listed.

[Rik]

The problem with these short outages, Steve, is that there's barely time to get a tracert typed off the top of your head before it's restored.

[Ann]

I'm having DNS losses all over the place.  I wonder if it'll last out the weekend or if it will break completely.   

[Rik]

IDNet are working on it, Ann.