RM RM RM... What we gonna do with you!

[Steve21]

The following error was encountered while trying to retrieve the URL: Google

 

Unable to determine IP address from host name ‘http://www.google.co.uk’

 

The DNS server returned:

No DNS records

 

This means that the cache was not able to resolve the hostname presented in the URL. Check if the address is correct.

 

Your cache administrator is [email protected].

 

 

>.< Admit it, who turned the DNS servers off?!

 

Steve

[kennysarmy]

Took me 5 minutes to get this page to load to post this!!!

[Steve21]

Haha Man, I think I need to config Googles 8.8.8.8 DNS as a backup on our DCs when I get a spare minute (Assuming they'd work for DCs as well as clients). Seems this is happening more frequently recently...

 

Steve

[localzuk]

From SWGfL

 

Investigating

We are aware of an issue affecting connectivity in SWGfL. Our engineers are investigating this now. Further updates will be posted within the next 60 minutes

Jun 29, 14:07 BST

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New Incident Status: Monitoring

This incident is the result of a DDoS attack, our engineers have blocked the traffic and we are seeing services return to normal. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.

Jun 29, 14:15 BST

 

[Michael]

Interesting - but surely even the likes of RM must have many DNS servers deployed?

[Steve21]

They changed their minds though

 

An Incident Update Has Been Posted

We are experiencing a secondary incident that is also affecting customer browsing performance. Our engineers are currently investigating this. We will post further updates within the next 60 minutes

 

Seems to always be DDOS oh wait no it's not kinda replies

 

Steve

[fairm010]

Interesting - but surely even the likes of RM must have many DNS servers deployed?

 

I imagine RM have one sat in a garage behind a house belonging to a chap named Neil collecting cobwebs whilst being powered by coal shovelled by a big bloke called Bob.

[aleach2]

We had it last week and the week before that down here in the SEGfL. Good old RM

[newpersn]

An Incident Update Has Been Posted

The secondary is now also resolved and our engineers are working to understand the route cause. User are reporting that service have returned to normal and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.

 

This is starting to take the ****

[aleach2]

Wait till they give this ago. Last time they tried to do something with JANET we couldn't get the Internet for an entire morning:

 

[Edu-IT]

At risk during the maintenance window, and, at any other time too?

[sonofsanta]

Haha Man, I think I need to config Googles 8.8.8.8 DNS as a backup on our DCs when I get a spare minute (Assuming they'd work for DCs as well as clients). Seems this is happening more frequently recently...

 

Steve

 

Don't set Google DNS on clients anywhere, they need your domain DNS so they can resolve domain devices.

 

On your DC, set the usual DNS on the network adapter (i.e. your DCs), then in DNS Management, right click on the DNS server, go to Properties, go to the Forwarders tab and add 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 in there. Works a treat there any time my ISP (thankfully no longer RM) has DNS issues, I reorder the list there so Google are at the top. Most of the time I forget to reorder it back. Works a charm.

[Edu-IT]

We've done that too.