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Eircom: Long delay before websites load.. DNS issue?

  • 18-01-2006 3:38am
    #1
    morlan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭


    EDIT: *** I've resolved the issue by changing my DNS address to the old Eircom ones! ***

    On Eircom 1MB home starter.

    When I load a site, say Google.ie, there's a 5 second delay and then the page loads. After the page has loaded, all the links within the site load instantly, eg. Images, News, however, if I leave the computer idle for a few minutes and press refresh on the Google page, it take 5 seconds for it to load again.

    It wasn't always like this. Pages used to load in a split second. It's getting quite frustrating now to say the least.

    I'm not having problems with speed or pings, everything else seems fine. I know it's not my PC because I get the same problem on the other computers in the house.

    I thought this might be a DNS issue because when I enter the IP of Google.ie (216.239.57.99) the site loads instantly everytime.

    The router is set to revieve settings automatically. Here's the DNS it's giving me:
    Primary DNS Server
    213.94.190.194
    dns1.cwm.dublin.eircom.net

    Secondary DNS Server
    213.94.190.236
    dns2.cra.dublin.eircom.net

    Does anyone have this problem?

    Many thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    aob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭aob


    Indeed, many ppl are having the same trouble, myself included, exactly how you described it, I'm also suffering from bad game pings, fluctuating stability and insanely slow dl/upl rates for the past 3 weeks roughly.

    I can direct you to this topic where others are discussing your topic
    Eircom: DNS oddness

    It's seems some people have had success through changing the dns addresses, which is explained in the topic :)


  • #3
    morlan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭morlan


    Thanks pal :)

    Ok, I'm now using the old Eircom DNS servers:

    Preferred: 159.134.237.6
    Alternate: 159.134.248.17

    Everything is working fine now. I shouldn't have to do this though. Eircom won't even acknowledge a problem with the new DNS. :mad:


  • #4
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,474 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    This used to happen occasionally too with the old DNS servers before they switched to the new ones. They wouldn't acknowledge there was a problem then either :(


  • #5
    Pack3t3rroR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 67 ✭✭Pack3t3rroR


    Could these problems that we are all seeing not be related to the many upgrades that eircom have been doing over the past 2 weeks? Friday is the main upgrade so we will see what happens from there on. I can see things going back to normal after friday.


  • #6
    morlan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭morlan


    Of course it's possible but they could at least put an announcment on their website warning of DNS issues.


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  • #7
    Deception217
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭Deception217


    I'm glad I came on here today. The pages where loading really slow for me too, but thanks to the advice on here it's all speedy again.

    Cheers again.


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