I have previously setup google DNS as a failover/last resort on all my networks (personal and commercial). This proved to be quite useful during the last Comcast DNS outage a few months ago. I have never seen 8.8.8.8 down, but I also have not been keeping an unblinking eye on it either. In case you have not seen it yet, Google offers various reason to add their DNS servers to your repertoire. http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/ My $0.02, it doesn't hurt to have a back up to a back up, and Google is more capable of maintaining those five 9's then anyone else in my opinion <cough>Comcast</cough>. Simmons -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20110113/7414c2a2/attachment.htm