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Free Republic DNS entry seems to be gone
N/A | 04/04/2016 | N/A

Posted on 04/04/2016 2:27:46 PM PDT by Pox

I was surfing FR this afternoon and suddenly was unable to access any page on FR and the error stated the server could not be found.

I located the IP address, 209.157.64.200, of the server and then added an entry into my PC's host file and I can now see FR again.

I still do not see a DNS entry for FR, and that is interesting.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 20915764200; chat; dns; dnsproblem; dnsserver; dnsservers; faq; fr; freerepublic; frproblem; hostfiles; internet; outage
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To: PA Engineer

Glad it is up again. I tried everything mentioned, just could not login. I guess the polls closing did the trick. Thanks Cruz.


261 posted on 04/05/2016 5:29:21 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: catbertz

FINALLY working on PC again, its weird not being able to go on this site all day just glad its up and running again I havent checked my phone yet


262 posted on 04/05/2016 5:31:23 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: musicman

BFLR


263 posted on 04/05/2016 5:34:07 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Sarah Barracuda

It sounds like Free Republic site was fine. It sounds like Jim’s ISP screwed up the DNS name server.


264 posted on 04/05/2016 5:35:59 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: MainiacSquirrel

I think you nailed it.


265 posted on 04/05/2016 5:46:44 PM PDT by The Continental Op
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To: topfile

Geez, after I posted, it is back after two days. Weird. I was afraid to mess with my computer settings.


266 posted on 04/05/2016 5:51:21 PM PDT by Jenny217
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To: Truth29

Wow..YES. You are right, and I thank you!


267 posted on 04/05/2016 5:51:54 PM PDT by ncpatriot
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To: Joined2Justify
What I wonder is in a week or 2 or a month do I go back and remove those DNS numbers ... ?

Actually, you can leave those numbers as they are, because those are provided by Open DNS; they are a good company.

DNS means 'Domain Name Server'; several companies provide services to translate the numerical addresses of the internet (i.e. 209.157.64.200 - FR's numerical address) to words and back.

Your ISP provides this service by providing DNS services. Google provides DNS services, but they track your movements, so don't use them.

I believe that the problem we experienced stemmed from a change that FR made to its DNS record (the place where the DNS services record as 'FR'). This change, and maybe an error in the paperwork, resulted in FR being 'not found'. OpenDNS was able to find FR, and will continue to do so.


Here's OpenDNS's website, as I say they are good people.

https://www.opendns.com/

268 posted on 04/05/2016 5:52:27 PM PDT by IncPen (Hey Media: Bias = Layoffs)
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To: hsmomx3

Yes, back to normal!
Thanks to Jim and all his hard work


269 posted on 04/05/2016 5:53:05 PM PDT by ncpatriot
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To: ncpatriot

Yay! It’s back!

I was fine this morning - got home from work - poof - gone.
Thank goodness I still had threads open, could read the messages about the numerical address for FR and watched posts.

Just refreshed, and it’s refreshed.
Refreshing!


270 posted on 04/05/2016 5:58:56 PM PDT by libertarian27 (FR Cookbooks - On Profile Page)
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To: Kit cat

It’s back! Whew. I was able to get in on my phone for awhile, but then that went down as well. Now, to catch up!


271 posted on 04/05/2016 6:04:56 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: Kit cat

Thankfully it’s back up, as I don’t even know what a search engine is, let alone how to get into it!


272 posted on 04/05/2016 6:06:22 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: Jim Robinson

couldn’t access it the other day via samsung galaxy just FYI, not sure if the info helps.... it routed me to my mobile service provider page.


273 posted on 04/05/2016 6:08:54 PM PDT by DrewsMum (If they wanted a conservative, they'd vote for one.)
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To: All

Let me be the first to say Bush”s Fault!


274 posted on 04/05/2016 6:20:00 PM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: JudyinCanada

Yep... back up. I even tried one of the ‘fixes’ to modify the “hosts” file. Didn’t work. But now everything is back up, which is good, as I want to surf FR as I watch Wisconsin returns.


275 posted on 04/05/2016 6:22:53 PM PDT by Diverdogz
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To: stonehouse01

Just got home and checked on my connection..and it’s working!!! Back to complaining about the election :)


276 posted on 04/05/2016 6:58:23 PM PDT by catbertz
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To: Scutter
I use AWS (Amazon Web Service aka the Amazon Cloud) Route 53 Service

"Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS) web service"

277 posted on 04/05/2016 7:36:08 PM PDT by datricker (Its morning again in America! Don't let the putznuggets steal your future. Vote Trump)
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To: hsmomx3

Glad it worked for you... It works for anyone with Brighthouse in Florida... maybe more...

http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/freerepublic.com.html

Clear your local DNS cache to make sure that you grab the most recent cache that your ISP has. For Windows - (Start > Command Prompt > type “ipconfig /flushdns” and hit enter). For details choose your operating system :

If you can access a website at office or from a 3G network yet it’s not working on your computer, it is a good idea to use an alternative DNS service other than your ISPs. OpenDNS or Google Public DNS are both excellent and free public DNS services.

Check our help page for step-by-step instructions on how to change your DNS.


278 posted on 04/05/2016 9:21:26 PM PDT by GOPJ ("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: GOPJ

Thanks!! :)


279 posted on 04/05/2016 9:29:48 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

thx.

http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/mac/


280 posted on 04/06/2016 12:02:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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