Google Caught in Comcast Traffic Filtering?

[Uber_Tiny]

"Comcast users are reporting 'connection reset' errors while loading Google. The problem seems to have been coming and going over the past few days, and often disappears only to return a few minutes later. Apparently the problem only affects some of Google's IPs and services. Analysis of the PCAP packet dumps reveals several injected fake RSTs, which are very similar to the ones seen coming from the Great Firewall of China [PDF]. Did Google somehow get caught up in one of Comcast's blacklists, or are the heuristics flagging Google as a file-sharer due to the heavy traffic?"

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Yeah I have this same issue all the time. I have to switch DNS servers to get by it and when I do get google back alll images are blocked.

I'm waiting for a huge lawsuit to go through for people paying allot of $$ for a company that allows minimal use of this said to be fast uninterrupted connection.

Can you say FALSE ADVERTISING? also illegally accessing your private information (packets) and altering them (can't remember where I read this, but it is illegal from what I understand - I may be wrong).

[Alcodis]

Comcast is going to piss alot of people off cuz of this

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/134255


Ah this was posted somewhere else....sorry

[Uber_Tiny]

Comcast is going to piss alot of people off cuz of this

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/134255


Ah this was posted somewhere else....sorry

Yup

Merged

[Alcodis]

Hey Thanks lol

[FiggyG]

I was looking forward to Comcast cable internet coming here, but with them doing crap like that, no thanks. I'll stick to Qwest DSL.

[Scotty]

I have to switch DNS servers to get by it and when I do get google back alll images are blocked.

That's weird that DNS would get you past it. No matter where you get your lookup from, it's still just google coming through. Sounds like there's something else up.

In any case, I use opendns 208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222

[Uber_Tiny]

That's weird that DNS would get you past it. No matter where you get your lookup from, it's still just google coming through. Sounds like there's something else up.

In any case, I use opendns 208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222

Same, Open DNS FTW.

[Cjl64]

what does the opendns do? i am a network noob..... but would like to know what this does.

[Uber_Tiny]

what does the opendns do? i am a network noob..... but would like to know what this does.

A DNS server is what points you in the appropriate direction for the website you are trying to go to. Comcasts DNS server and most of your ISP DNS servers suck ass and like to filter out certain things. Open DNS is a way to get around this filtering, to an extent. It also allows you to white flag sites and black list certain sites. So say if you do not want your child to go to such and such site you can creat an account and follow their directions for your IP address. Really is very nice to have the ability to monitor and adjust your own DNS server. Even though it is not yours.

[Cjl64]

A DNS server is what points you in the appropriate direction for the website you are trying to go to. Comcasts DNS server and most of your ISP DNS servers suck ass and like to filter out certain things. Open DNS is a way to get around this filtering, to an extent. It also allows you to white flag sites and black list certain sites. So say if you do not want your child to go to such and such site you can creat an account and follow their directions for your IP address. Really is very nice to have the ability to monitor and adjust your own DNS server. Even though it is not yours.

Would this work better than a proxy if i tried it on my work connection..... they just started blocking stuff with surfcontrol :(

[Uber_Tiny]

Would this work better than a proxy if i tried it on my work connection..... they just started blocking stuff with surfcontrol :(

No, you still go through their proxie server and if it's like most work places that have an IT department your PC is most likely locked down from making any changes.

[Scotty]

Would this work better than a proxy if i tried it on my work connection..... they just started blocking stuff with surfcontrol :(

Think of a DNS lookup as asking for directions. So long as you get an answer you're still going to the same place.