Tag: dns
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Comcast, Alternative DNS and CDNs
Recently I started noticing problems with our Comcast service that although speed tests were very speedy, as were certain downloads – primarily torrents of Linux distributions, other content downloads were pathetically slow. These would include items such as iTunes downloads, streaming content and the like. It wasn’t until I switched my router from using Google…
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DNS Propagation
In setting up a new domain today I wanted to find a well-written article that explained DNS propagation in terms that anyone can understand. I came across the article below from DevShed’s Rich Smith that is a great summary of the process and why caching of records are important. You’ve registered your domain name, and…