[ale] Comcast DNS

[Geoffrey]

brian bennett wrote:
> telnet 53

I think you mean:

telnet host 53


Otherwise, you'll get:

Trying 0.0.0.53...
telnet: connect to address 0.0.0.53: Invalid argument
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Invalid argument

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> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Scott <skotchman at gmail.com 
> <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     James Taylor wrote:
>      > I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish.
>      > It looks like the first two DNS intries are the same as what you
>     were using before,
>      > You shouldn't  even need to reference the secondary DNS unless
>     the primary is down, and the tertiary only if both the primary and
>     secondary servers don't respond.
>      >
>      > It's possible that, if you are still point to the old DNS
>     servers, that they are somehow blocked and timing out until you hit
>     the tertiary, and you are getting delays because of this.
>      >
>      > Can you telnet to all of the servers on port 53?
>      >
>     It's been years since I've used telnet. Stupid question of day, how do I
>     do that specifying a specific port?
> 
>     Scott
>      > -jt
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>      >
>      > James Taylor
>      > The East Cobb Group, Inc.
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