Primary/Secondary DNS settings

[MikeSh]

When I first joined IDNet some years ago I was given :-

Primary DNS Server: 212.69.36.3
Secondary DNS Server: 212.69.40.3

I noticed that the email from IDNet on completion of upgrade to ADSL2+ said :-

Primary DNS Server: 212.69.40.3
Secondary DNS Server: 212.69.36.3

I have ignored this reversal but can someone please confirm the original is the correct setting?
Does it really matter anyway?

[Glenn]

On the letter I received in Dec 2005, it lists the DNS as

Primary DNS Server: 212.69.36.3
Secondary DNS Server: 212.69.40.3

I'm not sure, but I don't think it would make too much difference. There may be a reason why the servers roles have been reversed, possibly to reduce the load put on 36.3.

When I first joined IDNet some years ago I was given :-

Primary DNS Server: 212.69.36.3
Secondary DNS Server: 212.69.40.3

I noticed that the email from IDNet on completion of upgrade to ADSL2+ said :-

Primary DNS Server: 212.69.40.3
Secondary DNS Server: 212.69.36.3

I have ignored this reversal but can someone please confirm the original is the correct setting?
Does it really matter anyway?

[Ray]

I don't think it's anything to worry about, Mike.

[Lance]

If you leave the router to automatically get them, then .36. comes up as the primary.

[Rik]

The change is to make the faster server the primary.

[MikeSh]

The change is to make the faster server the primary.

Oh so there is method in their "madness"?

Thanks Rik.

[Rik]

One server is 'inside' the internal network, so it's a bit faster. The other one is on the 'public' side, so it's there if the network goes down, but it's a tad slower - we are talking a couple of milliseconds only, though.