[astroman]

Is Soundsbox a victim of its own success or or more sinister forces at work.
For several weeks I have been unable to view more than 1 page of the Soundsbox web site before it grinds to a halt half way through the second page - it only loads half way and then connection times out.
I also notice that after trying to visit Soundsbox my Internet connection slows down dramatically for the next 24 hours (ISP is Orange)

As I am suffering from Sounsbox withdrawal I am trying to get the hang of OpenDNS to see if that makes a difference but am not sure what I am doing.
I did read on the forum that it was simply a matter of changing the DNS settings on my computer. I have an Orange "Livebox" with extra phone line and want to avoid changing the settings on that.

Any OpenDNS help would be appreciated.

[solaris]

Originally Posted by astroman

Is Soundsbox a victim of its own success or or more sinister forces at work.
For several weeks I have been unable to view more than 1 page of the Soundsbox web site before it grinds to a halt half way through the second page - it only loads half way and then connection times out.
I also notice that after trying to visit Soundsbox my Internet connection slows down dramatically for the next 24 hours (ISP is Orange)

As I am suffering from Sounsbox withdrawal I am trying to get the hang of OpenDNS to see if that makes a difference but am not sure what I am doing.
I did read on the forum that it was simply a matter of changing the DNS settings on my computer. I have an Orange "Livebox" with extra phone line and want to avoid changing the settings on that.

Any OpenDNS help would be appreciated.

Hi astroman


I use OpenDNS - and I just tested having 15 Firefox tabs open and operating at the same time - all containing the SoundsBox site, so nothing is wrong with the site itself


I am 99.999999 % certain that your extra phone line will be totally indifferent whether your DNS settings are the ones you have gotten from your ISP or if you make the switch to OpenDNS (or any other free DNS host for that matter (see below))


Here is a whole string of other free DNS servers to use in case of ISP blocking:

* dns2.de.net - 194.246.96.49 (Frankfurt, Germany)
* ns1.de.eu.orsn.net - 217.146.139.5 (Hildesheim, Germany)
* resolver.netteam.de - 193.155.207.61 (Alfter-Impekoven, Germany)
* sunic.sunet.se - 192.36.125.2 (Stockholm, Sweden)
* master.ns.dns.be - 193.109.126.140 (Leuven, Belgium)
* ns1.lu.eu.orsn.net - 195.206.104.98 (Belvaux, Luxembourg)
* merapi.switch.ch - 130.59.211.10 (Zurich, Switzerland)
* prades.cesca.es - 192.94.163.152 (Barcelona, Spain)
* michael.vatican.va - 212.77.0.2 (Vatican City, Italy)
* dns.inria.fr - 193.51.208.13 (Nice, France)
* ns0.ja.net - 128.86.1.20 (London, UK)
* nic.aix.gr - 195.130.89.210 (Athens, Greece)
* ns.ati.tn - 193.95.66.10 (Tunis, Tunisia)
* ns1.relcom.ru - 193.125.152.3 (Moscow, Russia)
* trantor.umd.edu - 128.8.10.14 (College Park, MD, USA)
* ns1.berkeley.edu - 128.32.136.9 (Berkeley, CA, USA)
* merle.cira.ca - 64.26.149.98 (Ottawa, Canada)
* ns2.dns.br - 200.19.119.99 (Sao Paulo, Brasil)
* ns2.gisc.cl - 200.10.237.14 (Santiago, Chile)
* ns.uvg.edu.gt - 168.234.68.2 (Guatemala, Guatemala)
* ns1.retina.ar - 200.10.202.3 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* ns.unam.mx - 132.248.253.1 (Mexico City, Mexico)
* ns.wide.ad.jp - 203.178.136.63 (Osaka, Japan)
* ns.twnic.net - 192.83.166.11 (Taipei, Taiwan)
* ns3.dns.net.nz - 203.97.8.250 (Wellington, New Zealand)
* box2.aunic.net - 203.202.150.20 (Melbourne, Australia)

[astroman]

Thanks for that.
I have finally got Opendns to work on my computer after flushing the DNS.
I now have Soundsbox back, many thanks

[solaris]

Originally Posted by astroman

Thanks for that.
I have finally got Opendns to work on my computer after flushing the DNS.
I now have Soundsbox back, many thanks

Hi astroman


Feel free to use the 'Thanks' button too at any time