Tell HN: Sorry I broke the server

Re:Tell HN: Sorry I broke the server by imjustsaying on Sunday February 15, 2015 @05:53AM (#9052314)

What fast IP do you use when you suspect you're connected to the internet but can't resolve DNS? I'm looking for a good non-Google IP (because China)

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Re:Tell HN: Sorry I broke the server by nitrogen on Sunday February 15, 2015 @06:29AM (#9052362)

Level3's DNS is easy to remember at 4.2.2.1. Or is that Verizon's?

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Re:Tell HN: Sorry I broke the server by vinceguidry on Sunday February 15, 2015 @07:39AM (#9052449)

You should only use 4.2.2.1 or 4.2.2.2 if you're an actual Level3 customer. While they do respond to public requests, they're not intended for public use, unlike Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 servers.

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Re:Tell HN: Sorry I broke the server by userbinator on Sunday February 15, 2015 @09:51AM (#9052721)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7120248

Level3's VP says they're public.

(They go up to 4.2.2.6 too, I think.)

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Re:Tell HN: Sorry I broke the server by nitrogen on Sunday February 15, 2015 @01:11PM (#9053402)

Interesting. I seen to remember that at one point the reverse lookup for one of the 4.2.2.x addresses was "dont-steal-service-etc.somebody". I just send an ICMP ping when I need an IP to check a connection. I also seem to recall reading that the 4.2.2.x resolvers were multi-homed, but in both cases my memory could be faulty.

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Re:Tell HN: Sorry I broke the server by wattengard on Sunday February 15, 2015 @07:22AM (#9052418)

Or google's at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 ?

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Re:Tell HN: Sorry I broke the server by pcl on Sunday February 15, 2015 @11:48AM (#9053107)

I still ping the IP address of my college's DNS server, all these years later. Muscle memory dies hard.

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