[outages] Google Public DNS having issues.

[Chris Stone]

On 02/07/2013 10:41 AM, Blair Trosper wrote:
> ...seems to be having trouble as reported by Systems Watch:
> https://twitter.com/systemswatch/status/299572918936039424
>
> Indeed, it's inaccessible to me from Minneapolis, Tampa, SJC, and
> Seattle...both 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

Working fine for me here in Denver, CO on CenturyLink DSL:

10:47:23-cls at orion:~$ dig mx google.com @8.8.4.4

; <<>> DiG 9.9.2-P1-RedHat-9.9.2-6.P1.fc18 <<>> mx google.com @8.8.4.4
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 34825
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 5, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;google.com.                    IN      MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
google.com.             600     IN      MX      10 aspmx.l.google.com.
google.com.             600     IN      MX      30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.
google.com.             600     IN      MX      50 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.
google.com.             600     IN      MX      40 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.
google.com.             600     IN      MX      20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.

;; Query time: 73 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.4.4#53(8.8.4.4)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb  7 10:47:33 2013
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 147

10:47:33-cls at orion:~$ dig mx google.com @8.8.8.8

; <<>> DiG 9.9.2-P1-RedHat-9.9.2-6.P1.fc18 <<>> mx google.com @8.8.8.8
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 53482
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 5, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;google.com.                    IN      MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
google.com.             593     IN      MX      10 aspmx.l.google.com.
google.com.             593     IN      MX      30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.
google.com.             593     IN      MX      50 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.
google.com.             593     IN      MX      40 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.
google.com.             593     IN      MX      20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.

;; Query time: 55 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb  7 10:47:40 2013
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 147



Chris