Tag: dns

  • 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…

  • 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…