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Default DNS server IP addresses

ubrgeek
Newbie
‎12-31-2010 10:02 AM

I was having problems tracking down the default IP addresses for the FIOS DNS servers and saw others were having the same problem. Finally got them (at least, the ones for Maryland FIOS) and figured I'd post them in case they were of use to others:

4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
4.2.2.5

Hope this can help someone.

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eljefe2
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In response to ubrgeek
‎12-31-2010 12:05 PM

Hey.....some wine would go well with a Big Mac, wouldn't it?  Smiley Tongue

Good luck.

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eljefe2
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‎12-31-2010 11:00 AM

Those are all Level 3 DNS servers.  How did you determine those are the FiOS default servers?

I don't use the default servers but if I did my Actiontec shows them to be 68.227.161.12 and 71.250.0.12.

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ubrgeek
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In response to eljefe2
‎12-31-2010 11:07 AM

I waited for around 20 minutes for a support rep to finally show up on the live chat support Smiley Wink My question to them was, "What are the IP addresses of the default DNS servers that I should use for Prince George's County, MD?" Those were the ones they provided. 

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eljefe2
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In response to ubrgeek
‎12-31-2010 11:14 AM

Well....Level 3 DNS servers should be ok to use but I still don't buy they're a FiOS default.

If you login to your Actiontec's interface and look at the System Monitoring page, what does it say the DNS servers are?

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ubrgeek
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‎12-31-2010 11:20 AM

71.252.0.12
68.237.161.12

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eljefe2
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‎12-31-2010 11:26 AM

Those are Verizon DNS servers and I'd say they are the Verizon defaults in your area.

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Hubrisnxs
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In response to eljefe2
‎12-31-2010 11:51 AM

Those are old BBN/Genuity/Level 3 DNS's which IMO ROCK.

I like those dns's better than any others personally.

The default Verizon DNS's are default by region, so a list of dns's would be pretty large.     

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ubrgeek
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In response to Hubrisnxs
‎12-31-2010 11:54 AM

Hubrisnxs - 71.252.0.12 & 68.237.161.12 are the ones you prefer?

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Hubrisnxs
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‎12-31-2010 11:59 AM
@ubrgeek wrote:

Hubrisnxs - 71.252.0.12 & 68.237.161.12 are the ones you prefer?

I like the 4.2.2.1 - 8

a small list of servers for Verizon DNS's can be found here.   I am not sure how current this is but this is the list people have gathered. 

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ubrgeek
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‎12-31-2010 11:51 AM

Interesting. Wonder why that wasn't what they provided. Thanks for the explanation.

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eljefe2
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In response to ubrgeek
‎12-31-2010 11:54 AM

If you want to see what DNS servers work best in your location, get GRC's DNS Benchmark utlity (free) here:

http://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm

It will show you what smokes and what pokes.  🙂

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ubrgeek
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In response to eljefe2
‎12-31-2010 11:55 AM

Thanks eljefe. I'll grab it and see if I've got Wine installed somewhere (yeah, I'm a **bleep** Mac boy :))

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eljefe2
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‎12-31-2010 12:05 PM

Hey.....some wine would go well with a Big Mac, wouldn't it?  Smiley Tongue

Good luck.

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ubrgeek
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‎12-31-2010 12:26 PM

lol - Nicely played 🙂

Thanks everyone and have a great New Year's!

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spacedebris
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In response to eljefe2
‎12-31-2010 12:28 PM

Yeah, those are not the default Verizon DNS servers. Each area has their own DNS server. Those are just the ones that are easy to remember so its the ones that most of the tech support guys use for troubleshooting and for entering static information.

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bnrosman
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In response to eljefe2
‎01-23-2012 11:57 AM

My action tec had similar DNS servers. When I tried to ping them: 68.227.161.12  - it timed out. No responses

71.250.0.12 - 15ms response time. My I pad was dropping wifi, I could not access my verizon account, page not found, I could not access the system with Google Chrome: Method not supported.

I then said I have a DNS problem and tried OPEN DNS. The response time was under 10ms, Google Chrome worked and my IPAD is once again stable.

I believe the verizon DNS's are flakey at best.

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AAdamAnTium
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‎08-02-2017 04:28 AM

Fast forward to August 2, 2017 and.... 
Thank you! Those are still the top ranked DNS ISP IP Addy's for Verizon FiOS (at least In Gaithersburg, MD) and I have two different sets of pictures and .INIs to prove it (See attached)!  OR go to https://www.GRC.com/DNS/BenchMark.htm download

the utility, run it imageimageand you can spend the next 2 hours costumizing your own DNS configuration.

I ran the Gibson DNS Benchmarking Utility from soup to nuts twice on two distinct compatible  HiSpeed ISPs (~75Mbps Up/Down) Verizon FiOs and RCN

(Formerly Starpower & Erols) 

Thank you all for your contributions!   

The play by play:

@UberGEEK opens up and gets scolded by @ElJefe.  Only to be assisted by @HubrisNXS which in turn keeps The Boss @ElJefe in check. (Officiating early this morning is ME @AAdamAnTium Arbitrations).

THE STANDINGS:

  1. 8.8.4.4  Google DNS
  2. 8.8.8.8  Google DNS
  3. 4.2.2.1   Level3 - Level 3 Communications
  4. 4.2.2.2  Level3 - Level 3 Communications
  5. 4.2.2.3  Level3 - Level 3 Communications
  6. 4.2.2.4  Level3 - Level 3 Communications
  7. 4.2.2.5  Level3 - Level 3 Communications
  8. 4.2.2.6  Level3 - Level 3 Communications 

......9, 10, 11, etc... MegaPath, Cogent , LVLT-3549 (L3 Comm.)

   16. 068.237.161.014:  UUNET - MCI Communications

   17. 071.252.000.012: UUNET - MCI Communications

Here in the future we also have something called OpenDNS and you can Google it from your Android O Smart Device!

PeaceOut!

RCN.ini (VZW.ini to follow)

  1. 8.8.4.4 google-public-dns-b.google.com
    8.8.8.8 google-public-dns-a.google.com
    192.168.85.1 Non-routable local internet address
    4.2.2.1 a.resolvers.level3.net
    4.2.2.2 b.resolvers.Level3.net
    4.2.2.3 c.resolvers.level3.net
    4.2.2.4 d.resolvers.level3.net
    4.2.2.5 e.resolvers.level3.net
    4.2.2.6 f.resolvers.level3.net
    64.136.44.73 vgs-dns.dca.untd.com
    64.212.106.84 dns1.jfk.gblx.net
    64.215.98.148 dns1.lon.gblx.net
    68.105.28.11 cdns1.cox.net
    68.105.28.12 cdns2.cox.net
    74.82.42.42 ordns.he.net
    129.250.35.250 x.ns.gin.ntt.net
    129.250.35.251 y.ns.gin.ntt.net
    141.1.1.1 cns1.cw.net
    141.1.27.249 euro-cns1.cw.net
    151.196.0.37 world2.bellatlantic.net
    151.196.0.38 nsbalt.bellatlantic.net
    151.197.0.39 home4.bellatlantic.net
    151.199.0.39 home3.bellatlantic.net
    151.201.0.38 nspitt.bellatlantic.net
    156.154.70.1 rdns1.ultradns.net
    156.154.70.22 ··· no official Internet DNS name ···
    195.27.1.1 cns2.cw.net
    198.6.1.4 cache03.ns.uu.net
    199.2.252.10 ns2.sprintlink.net
    199.45.32.37 world1.bellatlantic.net
    199.45.32.38 nsdc.bellatlantic.net
    199.45.32.40 legacy-ns1.bellatlantic.net
    206.124.65.253 boingo.gte.net
    206.165.6.12 dns2.phx.gblx.net
    207.172.3.9 ns2.dns.rcn.net
    207.172.11.72 watchmen.dns.rcn.net
    207.172.11.73 neomen.dns.rcn.net
    208.59.247.45 ns2.dns.rcn.net
    208.67.220.220 resolver2.opendns.com
    208.67.222.123 resolver1-fs.opendns.com
    208.67.222.220 resolver3.opendns.com
    208.78.24.238 dns1.nyc.dns-roots.net
    209.87.64.70 ns1.dsl.net
    209.87.79.232 ns2.dsl.net
    209.130.139.2 dns2.roc.gblx.net
    209.244.0.3 resolver1.level3.net
    209.244.0.4 resolver2.level3.net
    216.27.175.2 dns.atl1.speakeasy.net
    216.52.126.1 ns1.wdc002.pnap.net
    216.146.35.35 resolver1.dyndnsinternetguide.com
    216.146.36.36 resolver2.dyndnsinternetguide.com
    216.170.153.146 ns8.dns.tds.net
    216.254.95.2 dns.nyc1.speakeasy.net

VZW.ini

  1. 8.8.4.4 google-public-dns-b.google.com
    8.8.8.8 google-public-dns-a.google.com
    192.168.1.1 FIOS_Quantum_Gateway.fios-router.home
    4.2.2.1 a.resolvers.level3.net
    4.2.2.2 b.resolvers.Level3.net
    4.2.2.3 c.resolvers.level3.net
    4.2.2.4 d.resolvers.level3.net
    4.2.2.5 e.resolvers.level3.net
    4.2.2.6 f.resolvers.level3.net
    64.105.199.74 h-64-105-199-74.mcln.va.globalcapacity.com
    64.212.106.84 dns1.jfk.gblx.net
    64.215.98.148 dns1.lon.gblx.net
    66.28.0.45 res1.dns.cogentco.com
    66.92.159.2 dns.wdc1.speakeasy.net
    67.17.215.132 dns1.snv.gblx.net
    68.105.28.11 cdns1.cox.net
    68.237.161.14 nsnyny02.verizon.net
    71.252.0.12 nsrest01.verizon.net
    74.82.42.42 ordns.he.net
    129.250.35.250 x.ns.gin.ntt.net
    141.1.1.1 cns1.cw.net
    141.1.27.249 euro-cns1.cw.net
    151.196.0.37 world2.bellatlantic.net
    151.196.0.38 nsbalt.bellatlantic.net
    151.199.0.39 home3.bellatlantic.net
    151.201.0.38 nspitt.bellatlantic.net
    156.154.70.22 ... determining domain name ...
    166.102.165.13 nsvip02.windstream.net
    198.6.1.3 cache02.ns.uu.net
    199.2.252.10 ns2.sprintlink.net
    199.45.32.37 world1.bellatlantic.net
    199.45.32.38 nsdc.bellatlantic.net
    199.45.32.40 legacy-ns1.bellatlantic.net
    199.45.32.43 home1.bellatlantic.net
    204.97.212.10 ns3.sprintlink.net
    205.171.2.65 resolver.qwest.net
    205.171.3.25 redirect1.qwest.net
    205.171.3.65 resolver1.qwest.net
    206.124.65.253 boingo.gte.net
    206.165.6.11 dns1.phx.gblx.net
    206.165.6.12 dns2.phx.gblx.net
    208.67.220.123 resolver2-fs.opendns.com
    208.67.220.220 resolver2.opendns.com
    208.67.222.123 resolver1-fs.opendns.com
    208.67.222.220 resolver3.opendns.com
    208.67.222.222 resolver1.opendns.com
    209.130.139.2 dns2.roc.gblx.net
    209.244.0.3 resolver1.level3.net
    209.244.0.4 resolver2.level3.net
    216.27.175.2 dns.atl1.speakeasy.net
    216.52.126.1 ns1.wdc002.pnap.net
    216.146.35.35 resolver1.dyndnsinternetguide.com
    216.146.36.36 resolver2.dyndnsinternetguide.com
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