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07-03-09, 04:09 PM

I have been using Tata Indicom Broadband with dynamic IP. For the last 10-15 days the DNS ping results are discontinuous. i.e, the connection is becoming discontinuous. It becomes a problem in case of HTTP downloads and voice chat specially.

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But, when i ping the default gateway or the IP address the ping result is continuous.

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I called up customer care, lodged complain - but no +ve response from their side. Then i talked with the local nodal officer and the network manager. After checking the connection - the network manager said there is no problem on their end.

This cannot be a problem with my system coz I am facing this in all 3 PCs at my home. Why is this happening? Anything I can do to solve this? Or is this some problem from Tata Indicom's end? What is the difference in DNS and IP ping results actually?

07-03-09, 04:23 PM

Try Open DNS

Control panel > Network connections > Local area connection > Properties >

TCP/IP > Properties

07-03-09, 04:28 PM

Are these open DNS for any ISP? What is the funda behind open DNs. Just curious!!?

07-03-09, 04:43 PM

Open DNS is another company. It is independent. I use their DNS as it is better than that of BSNL. Apart from that it block malicious sites.

07-03-09, 04:45 PM

Ok. Dilip. Will try it shortly and update here.

superprash2003 · 07-04-09, 01:05 PM

i just tried pinging your DNS servers and didnt face any time out.. Opendns is a solution as mentioned earlier.. but i dont see how that could affect your HTTP downloads as DNS servers play no role in that!!

UPDATE :
THere was just 1 packet loss , weird!!

52 packets transmitted, 51 received, 1% packet loss, time 51056ms

07-04-09, 01:09 PM

I didnt mean to say it is actually affecting HTTP downloads. But, why is this happening? This never happened in the past(before these 10-15 days). What dies the DNS ping actually denotes? How it is different from IP ping?

07-04-09, 01:14 PM

try to ping 62.189.6.22

superprash2003 · 07-04-09, 09:15 PM

surely indicates problem with their dns servers , either an overload or other issues..

07-03-09, 04:09 PM	#1
saurav_k Guest Posts: n/a	DNS Discontinuos Ping Problem - Plz Help! I have been using Tata Indicom Broadband with dynamic IP. For the last 10-15 days the DNS ping results are discontinuous. i.e, the connection is becoming discontinuous. It becomes a problem in case of HTTP downloads and voice chat specially. 1.jpg But, when i ping the default gateway or the IP address the ping result is continuous. untitled.JPG I called up customer care, lodged complain - but no +ve response from their side. Then i talked with the local nodal officer and the network manager. After checking the connection - the network manager said there is no problem on their end. This cannot be a problem with my system coz I am facing this in all 3 PCs at my home. Why is this happening? Anything I can do to solve this? Or is this some problem from Tata Indicom's end? What is the difference in DNS and IP ping results actually?

07-04-09, 01:05 PM	#6
superprash2003 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,748 Rep Power: 5	i just tried pinging your DNS servers and didnt face any time out.. Opendns is a solution as mentioned earlier.. but i dont see how that could affect your HTTP downloads as DNS servers play no role in that!! UPDATE : THere was just 1 packet loss , weird!! 52 packets transmitted, 51 received, 1% packet loss, time 51056ms __________________ Check out my tech tutorials at www.prash-babu.com

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07-03-09, 04:23 PM	#2
meetdilip Guest Posts: n/a	Try Open DNS Control panel > Network connections > Local area connection > Properties > TCP/IP > Properties

07-03-09, 04:28 PM	#3
saurav_k Guest Posts: n/a	Are these open DNS for any ISP? What is the funda behind open DNs. Just curious!!?

07-03-09, 04:43 PM	#4
meetdilip Guest Posts: n/a	Open DNS is another company. It is independent. I use their DNS as it is better than that of BSNL. Apart from that it block malicious sites.

07-03-09, 04:45 PM	#5
saurav_k Guest Posts: n/a	Ok. Dilip. Will try it shortly and update here.

07-04-09, 01:09 PM	#7
saurav_k Guest Posts: n/a	I didnt mean to say it is actually affecting HTTP downloads. But, why is this happening? This never happened in the past(before these 10-15 days). What dies the DNS ping actually denotes? How it is different from IP ping?

07-04-09, 01:14 PM	#8
Ookla Guest Posts: n/a	try to ping 62.189.6.22

07-04-09, 09:15 PM	#9
superprash2003 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,748 Rep Power: 5	surely indicates problem with their dns servers , either an overload or other issues..

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