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Story: Bulldog: Problems are over. Users: No they're not

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Posted by: SOLUTION to the DNS PROBLEM - WORKS (Thursday 29 December 2005, 9:30 AM)

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To get a stable connection do this : *The alternative is you could change the primary to the secondary dns server on your router settings. (How to get into the router: go to http://192.168.0.1 - these numbers change depending on your router type + make.)
*Then go into your router, and select this DNS Server instead of the south one - it is more reliable trust me.
North DNS Server:
Primary: 212.158.248.5
Alternate: 212.158.248.6

COPY BOTH THESE ADDRESSES DOWN - AND CHANGE THEM IF IT STARTS GETTING PATCHY.
South:
Primary: 83.146.21.5
Alternate: 83.146.21.6

What I am going to test is that if I can find a different DNS Server to log in to. When calling customer support I had a DNS Location already preset from whence I first was connected to Bulldog (after a few months the DNS was very sketchy and couldnt play xbox for long either - but it was generally good.) This SOUTH DNS connection is disgraceful every 2mins 50 seconds im disconnected.

- The woman sounded shocked as I told her the numbers I had it set at, I later came to realize this must have of been a private server for Bulldog Employees only, and only now do I so wish that I had written it down.. What I am now going to do though, Is find all servers connected to these domain name servers, and try each one, one by one.

I am now on the NORTH DNS Server, and I have found I have so far had a stable connection (been on for 10mins writing this to you.) All you have to do to get this SIMPLE FIX is CHANGE YOUR DNS SERVER.

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