[outages] [External] Re: 4.2.2.2 down in LA area

[jd]

i have many tests going on, i didn't know it had been down for others, for me and the tests i had, it dropped yesterday, perhaps location really does matter and not just level3 ips, i do not use this for anything important.

thank you

On 3/8/2023 10:28 AM, Hunter Fuller via Outages 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.
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> 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.”
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> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 08:34 Mike Bolitho via Outages <outages at outages.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> - Mike Bolitho
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>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 3:03 AM Michael B. Williams via Outages <outages at outages.org> wrote:
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>>> Hi Team - I have been seeing issues as well since approximately 19 December 2022.
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