[TriLUG] Request for help: residential internet service provider options.

[Steve Holton via TriLUG]

>
> Just for giggles, have you tried any other DNS servers, for comparison?


Excellent suggestion. But yes. I've rotated through the list with no
appreciable change.

My pingtest goes to Windstream's DNS server because I at least they can't
blame ping-loss on other people's network.

Our DSL has been broadly acceptable for several years, it's only recently
that it has collapsed.

I've discounted physical layer problems because the service seems
acceptable during bankers hours, and because I can't get Windstream to look
at it anyway.

Thanks.

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:58 AM, Brian McCullough via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 09:31:42AM -0400, Triangle Linux Users Group
> discussion list wrote:
> > Hi all-
> >
> > I'm in a monopoly-provider location (Windstream DSL on the Hwy 42-side of
> > Harris Lake) and for the past two weeks I've been seeing 20-30% packet
> loss
> > (for pings to their DNS server).
>
> Cutting off the rest.
>
> Just for giggles, have you tried any other DNS servers, for comparison?
>
> I might suggest 8.8.4.4, one of Google's main addresses.
>
>
> Incidentally, although I didn't do any exhaustive testing such as you
> are, I was very satisfied with my BellSouth DSL service, after they
> finally fixed the drop from the pole.  Unfortunately, I have been less
> than completely happy since they forced me to get U-Verse instead, over
> the same copper.
>
>
> Brian
>
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