"Looking Up/Contacting" Slow when switching between webpages.

[Rik]

Mmm. It should work just fine, Alan, what error message do you get.

[alcav]

"Can't find server"

Alan

[Rik]

Can you grab me a screen shot of the Windows server setup, please Alan?

[alcav]

where will I find that Rick

Alan

[Rik]

When you're on the window where you put in the OpenDNS servers, Alan, press Alt-Scr, then paste the results into an image processing program or Paint. Save it to file, then post and use the additional options to add it to your post.

[net91]

I have spent about another hour just flicking through pages on the Windows Vista machine that is now set up to use Open DNS and it has been fine. I have also just tried doing the same on the mac machine which is not using Open DNS and it is still encountering the problem. Is this something I now need to contact IDNET about?

If IDNET doesn't resolve the problem could I just configure my router to use Open DNS all the time?

[Rik]

Yes, let IDNet know (I've already pointed them to this thread), and yes, you could change the router to use OpenDNS and have both machines operating on its servers (change your Windows settings back to automatic).

[net91]

Thanks for your help. I will contact then now, and I'll post here what they say.

[alcav]

Is this it Rik?

Alan

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[net91]

IDNET have recomended I specify their DNS servers, I have been given the addresses to try. So I will see what they are like. I'll do it on the windows machine first and if that works I will enter them into my router. I guess if this doesn't work I will just stick with OpenDNS.

[Rik]

Is this it Rik?

That's the one, Alan. Did it look the same when you were using OpenDNS?

[Rik]

IDNET have recomended I specify their DNS servers, I have been given the addresses to try. So I will see what they are like. I'll do it on the windows machine first and if that works I will enter them into my router. I guess if this doesn't work I will just stick with OpenDNS.

They've always recommended allowing the router to pick them up automatically before, did they say why the advice has changed?

[alcav]

This is what it looked like Rik,but no connect on this cofig

Alan

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[pmb53]

I've been having the same problem over the last few days. Switched to Open DNS servers seems to have solved it for me.
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Paul

[madasahatter]

IDNET have recomended I specify their DNS servers, I have been given the addresses to try.

Sorry if I'm being stupid here, but if the fault is with IDnets DNS servers, as it would appear is looking more likely, then what good what this do? 

[net91]

They've always recommended allowing the router to pick them up automatically before, did they say why the advice has changed?

No they didn't. They just asked wheather I had specified their dns server's before I used Open DNS and when I said it was set to automatic before they suggested I tried manually specifying theirs. If it is of any relevance the addresses they gave me where; (primary 212.69.40.3) and (secondary 212.69.36.3).

I will post here if the problems occur with the settings they gave. I will post here later as I have to go out now.

[Rik]

This is what it looked like Rik,but no connect on this cofig

You haven't got that set up right, Alan. The first entry should be to obtain an IP address automatically. The second entry should be to use the following DNS servers, 2ith 208.67.222.222 on the first line and 208.67.220.220 on the second.

[net91]

Sorry if I'm being stupid here, but if the fault is with IDnets DNS servers, as it would appear is looking more likely, then what good what this do? 

I am wondering the same thing.

[Rik]

No they didn't. They just asked wheather I had specified their dns server's before I used Open DNS and when I said it was set to automatic before they suggested I tried manually specifying theirs. If it is of any relevance the addresses they gave me where; (primary 212.69.40.3) and (secondary 212.69.36.3).

I will post here if the problems occur with the settings they gave. I will post here later as I have to go out now.

Curiously, that's the opposite of what I have, 40 is the secondary on my list.

[Rik]

I am wondering the same thing.

I'm just wondering whether there is an issue with the automatic pick up?

[lozcart]

Can you also try OpenDNS and see if it helps.

I've checked my computer (Apple Mac) and there was no DNS servers entered on the computer.

My router is showing the correct Idnet DNS servers and it is set to obtain them automatically.

I will enter the OpenDNS servers onto the computer and see what happens.

[Rik]

OK, I've had a word with Tim. The reason they are asking for us to switch to manual DNS and reverse the two servers is that it will show if there's an issue with the primary server. Meantime, they have put extra monitoring on the servers.

[alcav]

I now have this Rik,am I getting close?

Alan

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[Rik]

That should be working just fine, Alan.

[alcav]

Many thanks Rik,I will see how things go then

best wishes.......Alan