On 11/11/13 06:32, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > No, it won't allow any other DNS server, no matter what I configure it for it always goes to theirs, that's why I gave up open.dns. This was a change when they began to offer this high speed service, before that I always used some other DNS server. > > [bobg@box10 ~]$ dig google.com @182.63.128.68 > > ; <<>> DiG 9.9.3-rl.13207.22-P2-RedHat-9.9.3-5.P2.fc19 <<>> google.com @182.63.128.68 > ;; global options: +cmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 61788 > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 11, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;google.com. IN A > > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.206 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.192 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.193 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.194 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.195 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.196 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.197 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.198 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.199 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.200 > google.com. 1 IN A 74.125.224.201 > > ;; Query time: 5 msec > ;; SERVER: 182.63.128.68#53(182.63.128.68) > ;; WHEN: Sun Nov 10 17:28:41 EST 2013 > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 204 > > > I'll try dig next time it goes out. I should have done that this morning when it went down. > > Thanks for the help. Quite some time ago it was determined that your ISP uses "transparent DNS proxy" to force you to use their DNS servers. But, I really would ask them about their use of IP addresses.... as this is the output of whois 182.63.128.68 inetnum: 182.62.0.0 - 182.63.255.255 netname: DIGI-MY descr: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd descr: Lot 10, Jalan Delima 1/1, Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park, descr: 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia country: MY admin-c: DIA1-AP tech-c: DI39-AP mnt-by: APNIC-HM mnt-lower: MAINT-MY-DIGI-SB mnt-routes: MAINT-MY-DIGI-SB status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE remarks: -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-++-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ remarks: This object can only be updated by APNIC hostmasters. remarks: To update this object, please contact APNIC remarks: hostmasters and include your organisation's account remarks: name in the subject line. remarks: -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-++-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ mnt-irt: IRT-DIGI-MY changed: hm-changed@xxxxxxxxx 20100224 source: APNIC One wonders if their screwing with IP addresses doesn't fail at times. Maybe, sometimes, they actually transmit the DNS request to Malaysia. I would ask the ISP what the IP address of their DNS servers should be..... -- Getting tired of non-Fedora discussions and self-serving posts -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org