How to prove ISPs DNS isn't working


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My ISPs DNS is not working! I first thought it was my router, but it would seem that it's their DNS. How do I know this? Aside from not being able to access some websites for periods of a few hours to a few days, I'm being routed to the wrong sites when I enter some addresses. For example, I tried to go to neowin, but I was sent to ICQ. My second attempt sent me to neowin.

I've contact my ISP about a possible DNS problem in the past, but they say things are working fine. I don't think it's my computer that's the problem, so how can I prove to them that things aren't right?

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if worse comes to worse directly query a root server.

a.root-servers.net 198.41.0.4

[12:08 am]: dns: [b.root-servers.net->128.9.0.107] ::

[12:08 am]: dns: [c.root-servers.net->192.33.4.12] ::

try that :p

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Could be your Temp. Internet Files are overflowing, delete and set a modest cache level.

You got "winipcfg" or a variant thereof? This will tell you exact address of your DNS servers and you can add them to your Server Settings.

This a good site for quick answers http://www.dnsstuff.com/

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Yea, DNS servers don't break like that. They don't suddenly change results if you hit them up twice. Are you using a DNS relay on your router?

Also check with a different browser (see my sig) incase IE's being silly. Which it most likley is ;).

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