Solid reliable open DNS server anywhere?

[henkk78]

Are there any really good DNS servers available in SA?

Preferably something that is ISP independent.

And also has multiple peering points? So when ISPs start scrambling about when SAT3/SEACOM goes down, you're not left without access to the DNS server.

Something like Google's 8.8.8.8 or OpenDNS' 208.67.222.222 but at local speeds?

 

[Tinuva]

I don't think there are any open public dns servers that are advertised, there are however a few that work for most South African networks that are local, like:



196.41.0.10 - On the VOX/DataPro network, somewhere in JHB.
196.220.59.188 - On the WA network, somewhere in CPT.
196.2.53.140 - On the M-Web network, somehwere in CPT.
196.2.48.227 - On the M-Web network, somehwere in CPT.
196.7.0.138 - On the MTN-Business network, somewhere in CPT.
196.7.142.132 - On the MTN-Business network, somewhere in CPT.

Most of those are fine most of the time from what I can tell.

I'd say the Google Public DNS and OpenDNS servers are slow at the moment, since most networks are affected in some way by the SAT3 outage in Portugal.

 

[bekdik]

Your ISP's servers should be OK.

Try flushing the dns cache on your machine.

On a Windows machine run :

Start/Run/ipconfig /flushdns