[Outages-discussion] [outages] [External] Re: 4.2.2.2 down in LA area

[Patrick W. Gilmore]

Everyone should have a terminal app on their phone!

Also, this is free and does everything you probably need: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/he-net-network-tools/id858241710. (Thank you Mike & HE.net.)

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TTFN,
patrick

> On Mar 8, 2023, at 17:20, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't have a who is client on my phone, I'm sick in bed today, and I like virendra's answer, which is that it's a slash 24 carve out from IBM, a lot better than this one. :-)
> 
> I did specify 9/8.
> 
> On March 8, 2023 5:17:57 PM EST, "Patrick W. Gilmore via Outages-discussion" <outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Ummmm…. https://www.quad9.net/
>> 
>> You forgot how to type “whois”?
>> 
>> -- 
>> TTFN,
>> patrick
>> 
>>> On Mar 8, 2023, at 16:58, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Indeed, there are quite a number of publicly accessible - and publicly intended - customer resolver DNS servers not directly associated with access networks.
>>> 
>>> The six DNS resolvers in the former gte/bbn 4/8 Network are not intended as publicly accessible servers, and indeed <admin>are not a suitable topic for outage reports on this list</admin>.
>>> 
>>> Suitably vetted outage reports about such resolver servers which are intended for public use probably are. If you don't know what constitutes suitable vetting for such a report, you probably shouldn't make one. :-)
>>> 
>>> Who does 9/8 belong to these days, Patrick?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> --jra
>>> 
>>> On March 8, 2023 3:49:29 PM EST, "Patrick W. Gilmore via Outages-discussion" <outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Quad-9!!
>>>> 
>>>> 9.9.9.9
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> TTFN,
>>>> patrick
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 8, 2023, at 15:45, Calvin E. via Outages-discussion <outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Out of curiosity regarding non-Lumen customers using 4.2.2.2, why not use the intentionally public DNS like Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 and Google 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 <http://8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4>?
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 10:30 Hunter Fuller via Outages <outages at outages.org <mailto:outages at outages.org>> wrote:
>>>>>> Additionally, configuring one DNS server is a bad idea. I’m not sure if 4.2.2.2 is anycasted, but 4.2.2.1 through 4.2.2.6 exist and all work, so if you are a Lumen customer and want to use their resolvers, it’d be prudent to configure any two of those. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In other words, I mean this as gently as possible, but one of six redundant servers going offline is not what I’d call an “outage.”
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 08:34 Mike Bolitho via Outages <outages at outages.org <mailto:outages at outages.org>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Speaking as a former Level 3 employee from way back. 4.2.2.2 is NOT a polling server. So if you're using it for that, you should stop. Second, while it is publicly available for DNS, it is first and foremost a server for Level 3 customers. What they do with it and how available it is outside the network is not guaranteed. YMMV.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> - Mike Bolitho
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 3:03 AM Michael B. Williams via Outages <outages at outages.org <mailto:outages at outages.org>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi Team - I have been seeing issues as well since approximately 19 December 2022.
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