
Horrible DNS latencies since yesterday - family is not happy.
Hi Team: Long time NextDNS user with ASUS Merlin router. NO changes on router and I do a manual setup using stubby.yml which has not changed.
Starting yesterday, DNS latencies went horrible and barely resolve. Normally, boom and all in the low 20ms. Family is screaming about how horrible DNS is. What's going on?
Oh I already tried to DL the "diag" script and 2+ antiviral / malware programs wiped it out immediately without even opening it. So I doubt that's going to get passed those scanners.
Also, I've already rebooted the router and checked my stubby.yml file for any changes.
ping.nextdns.io yields (multiple times) I might get 1 to resolve to 25-50 ms if lucky.
hydron-clt error
tier-clt error
anexia-mnz error
zepto-xrs error
zepto-iad error
wlvrz-was error
teraswitch-pit error
router-pit error
anexia-atl error
vultr-atl error
anycast.dns1.nextdns.io error (anycast1)
anycast.dns2.nextdns.io error (anycast2)
dns1.nextdns.io error (ultralow1)
dns2.nextdns.io error (ultralow2)
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Things have substantially improved this AM without explanation or root-cause. My stubby.yml and router settings were verified right and unchanged for 6+ months. Family has stopped complaining for now. Whatever you guys did, thanks!
I'm sorry - I have no linux systems at home. Maybe next time my wife will let me near her Mac but it too is running anti-viral/anti-malware so I'll not be surprised if it's flagged there too. If there was a way to run it on the router (ASUS / Merlin) then that I can do.
vultr-atl 24 ms (anycast1, ultralow1)
zepto-iad 26 ms
tier-clt 27 ms
zepto-xrs 29 ms
hydron-clt 30 ms
teraswitch-pit 31 ms
anexia-atl 32 ms
anexia-mnz 33 ms
router-pit 34 ms
anexia-rio 149 ms (anycast2, ultralow2)
wlvrz-was error
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Hi Olivier and team:
I had remove NextDNS yesterday afternoon from my ASUS router and replace with Quad9/Cloudflare b/c NextDNS died again with no DNS resolution. I left NextDNS off all night with no issues and am currently still using the others since I cannot disrupt the WAH.
This AM, here's the tracert - still not good with those timeouts - usually saw many more yesterday.
Thanks for any recommendations.. I suspect this is all ISP routing issues but if there's something you guys need to kick, by all means please.
>tracert 45.90.28.114
Tracing route to dns1.nextdns.io [45.90.28.114]
over a maximum of 30 hops:1 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms 3622-10007-AC1900-FA38.xxx [192.168.100.7]
2 2 ms 2 ms 3 ms 192.168.222.7
3 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.111.7
4 15 ms 13 ms 23 ms 065-190-080-001.inf.spectrum.com [65.190.80.1]
5 14 ms 33 ms 19 ms 174.111.102.224
6 16 ms 11 ms 20 ms cpe-024-025-062-048.ec.res.rr.com [24.25.62.48]
7 20 ms 15 ms 14 ms be31.drhmncev01r.southeast.rr.com [24.93.64.184]
8 23 ms 15 ms 29 ms 66.109.10.176
9 28 ms 22 ms 31 ms bu-ether12.vinnva0510w-bcr00.tbone.rr.com [66.109.6.31]
10 23 ms 21 ms 32 ms ae-11.edge5.WashintonDC12.Level3.net [4.68.37.213]
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 30 ms 35 ms 40 ms CHOOPA-LLC.ear3.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.15.213.214]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 26 ms 26 ms 38 ms dns1.nextdns.io [45.90.28.114]Trace complete.
>tracert 45.90.30.114
Tracing route to dns2.nextdns.io [45.90.30.114]
over a maximum of 30 hops:1 1 ms 1 ms 2 ms 3622-10007-AC1900-FA38.xxx [192.168.100.7]
2 1 ms 2 ms 1 ms 192.168.222.7
3 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.111.7
4 17 ms 15 ms 32 ms 065-190-080-001.inf.spectrum.com [65.190.80.1]
5 13 ms 14 ms 14 ms 174.111.102.224
6 27 ms 14 ms 14 ms cpe-024-025-062-048.ec.res.rr.com [24.25.62.48]
7 22 ms 25 ms 12 ms be31.drhmncev01r.southeast.rr.com [24.93.64.184]
8 26 ms 31 ms 23 ms 66.109.10.176
9 21 ms 31 ms 29 ms 209-18-43-59.dfw10.tbone.rr.com [209.18.43.59]
10 23 ms 23 ms 21 ms ash-b2-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.188.210]
11 19 ms 24 ms 17 ms voxility-svc071266-ic357612.ip.twelve99-cust.net [195.12.254.137]
12 22 ms 22 ms 35 ms ash-eqx-01c.voxility.net [5.254.81.22]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 26 ms 25 ms 20 ms c0010.mc2.iad01.us.misaka.io [45.11.106.10]
15 27 ms 28 ms 21 ms dns2.nextdns.io [45.90.30.114]Trace complete.
The ping.nextdns.io shows just now (not using NextDNS for DNS)
zepto-iad 22 ms (anycast2)
vultr-atl 23 ms (ultralow2)
anexia-atl 23 ms (ultralow1)
zepto-xrs 27 ms
vultr-ewr 28 ms (anycast1)
tier-clt 34 ms
anexia-mnz 36 ms
teraswitch-pit 36 ms
router-pit 37 ms
hydron-clt 39 ms
smarthost-jax 45 ms
Thanks! Stay safe, stay alive!
It would really be super if we could setup the configs so that if NextDNS was not responding, our setups would automatically fallover to one of the other DNS providers like: QUAD9/CloudFlare/Google, ... and then send us an alert maybe. It would have to be an "opt-in" setting b/c I'm sure there are people who do not want to use any of those options under any circumstances. We can configure the listing in the router but then that doesn't play nice with the nextDNS setups as far as I know/read a year or so back.
THANKS!
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Hi Olivier: My setup has been stable until a few weeks ago. I have a manual integration (no agent) on my ASUS router running Merlin 384.19. I've been working with NextDNS and a paying customer since you launched by helping many Merlin users in the SNB forums.
Nothing changed in my config. NextDNS totally stopped working at 16:18 on 2/25 - dead stop from DNS logs. I rebooted my Main ASUS router - not DNS resolved. My wife was standing in my office door so I quickly replaced the NextDNS config with QUAD9/Cloudflare and reset the 1 stubby file - everyone was back happy.
This is twice in ~ 2 weeks (see earlier report) NextDNS cold-stopped working using a config that's been stable for 6-12 months - untouched.
I've not tried switching back to NextDNS this AM as the wife is already up. Not much tinkering I can do until "off-peak" hours now. I cannot provide that diag b/c the anti-viral and anti-malware software will just remove it from the setups. I did provide the ping and other PD tools. THANKS!
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Still been having erratic behavior. Dropped back to QUAD9/Cloudflare for about a week and the erratic and slow DNS seemed to behave... Switched back to NextDNS on SAT and things seemed to get noticeably slower. I'm still digging. I do not use the client as I manually configure stubby.yml for the few changes NextDNS wants. Thanks.
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Thanks. I've got DOH enabled on the ASUS and all DNS is forced thru the router's NextDNS setup. I've also reverified all the "checkboxes" selected correctly for the NextDNS setup. Been running NextDNS for more than a year without issues until my first posting here. My setup did not change, my firmware and setups were the same when this started. I gotta believe it's my ISP struggling with loads. Is there something you think I need extra now? That's why I was asking about the "dns rules" I've never setup and dns rules. THANKS!
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Got up this AM after switching back to NextDNS setup on yesterday AM at it appears NextDNS became "unreachable" sometime between 02:00AM-03:00AM EDT.
10-4, I'm a long time Spectrum customer with a generally reliable 300/20 service.
I restarted dnsmsgq on the router (Merlin) just to be sure it was not something lurking in there - nope - still very dead. There was nothing in the syslog indicating issues outside of speed testing failed messages which is a clue to when it died.
Switching the DNS resolver to QUAD immediately revived my DNS resolution.
I'll keep trying to figure the root-cause out b/c I like the NextDNS service but I have a feeling it's not my router/setup b/c it has been stable / rock solid for more than a year using the NextDNS service. The past 3-4 weeks however, have been awful with the family standing in my door or yelling, "The internet is down again!" The best I've gotten is 1-2 days with NextDNS working, before it's not again.
Here's the fresh tracert from a Windows box. I think this is the root-cause of what some customers are seeing.
>tracert 45.76.16.236Tracing route to dns.nextdns.io [45.76.16.236]
over a maximum of 30 hops:1 36 ms <1 ms <1 ms AC1900-FA38 [192.168.100.99]
2 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.111.99
3 11 ms 16 ms 10 ms 65.190.80.1
4 11 ms 17 ms 14 ms 174.111.102.224
5 17 ms 14 ms 14 ms cpe-024-025-062-048.ec.res.rr.com [24.25.62.48]
6 20 ms 14 ms 14 ms be31.drhmncev01r.southeast.rr.com [24.93.64.184]
7 27 ms 22 ms 25 ms 66.109.6.224
8 17 ms 20 ms 16 ms 66.109.5.117
9 18 ms 22 ms 23 ms be-206-pe07.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [50.242.149.253]
10 20 ms 19 ms 21 ms be-2207-cs02.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [96.110.32.189]
11 22 ms 22 ms 19 ms be-1212-cr12.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [96.110.32.206]
12 25 ms 23 ms 26 ms be-301-cr11.pittsburgh.pa.ibone.comcast.net [96.110.39.166]
13 36 ms 25 ms 29 ms be-1211-cs02.pittsburgh.pa.ibone.comcast.net [96.110.38.133]
14 23 ms 27 ms 27 ms be-1212-cr12.pittsburgh.pa.ibone.comcast.net [96.110.38.150]
15 34 ms 43 ms 35 ms be-301-cr14.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net [96.110.39.157]
16 40 ms 42 ms 39 ms be-1314-cs03.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net [96.110.35.57]
17 38 ms 38 ms 37 ms be-2311-pe11.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net [96.110.33.202]
18 41 ms 39 ms 59 ms 96-87-9-182-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [96.87.9.182]
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 35 ms 36 ms 35 ms dns.nextdns.io [45.76.16.236]Trace complete.
> tracert 191.96.51.196
Tracing route to dns.nextdns.io [191.96.51.196]
over a maximum of 30 hops:1 39 ms <1 ms <1 ms AC1900-FA38 [192.168.100.99]
2 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 192.168.111.99
3 14 ms 11 ms 12 ms 065-190-080-001.inf.spectrum.com [65.190.80.1]
4 13 ms 14 ms 40 ms 174.111.102.226
5 8 ms 13 ms 14 ms cpe-024-025-062-050.ec.res.rr.com [24.25.62.50]
6 18 ms 14 ms 22 ms be31.chrcnctr01r.southeast.rr.com [24.93.64.186]
7 32 ms 19 ms 20 ms bu-ether11.atlngamq46w-bcr00.tbone.rr.com [66.109.6.34]
8 19 ms 17 ms 18 ms 66.109.5.125
9 35 ms 44 ms 24 ms ae14.cr4-atl2.ip4.gtt.net [208.116.217.29]
10 37 ms 45 ms 38 ms ae13.cr10-chi1.ip4.gtt.net [213.254.230.165]
11 39 ms 39 ms 48 ms ip4.gtt.net [208.116.128.54]
12 36 ms 38 ms 37 ms 0.ae1.ar4.ord6.scnet.net [204.93.204.113]
13 38 ms 34 ms 41 ms unknown.servercentral.net [50.31.158.46]
14 39 ms 37 ms 40 ms dns.nextdns.io [191.96.51.196]Trace complete.
And this below is dead on why my linkages to NextDNS stopped working!
>tracert 45.90.28.114
Tracing route to dns1.nextdns.io [45.90.28.114]
over a maximum of 30 hops:1 29 ms <1 ms <1 ms AC1900-FA38[192.168.100.99]
2 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.111.99
3 12 ms 13 ms 13 ms 065-190-080-001.inf.spectrum.com [65.190.80.1]
4 12 ms 17 ms 19 ms 174.111.102.224
5 13 ms 10 ms 15 ms cpe-024-025-062-048.ec.res.rr.com [24.25.62.48]
6 16 ms 14 ms 16 ms be31.drhmncev01r.southeast.rr.com [24.93.64.184]
7 23 ms 22 ms 22 ms 66.109.6.224
8 243 ms 238 ms 253 ms bu-ether12.vinnva0510w-bcr00.tbone.rr.com [66.109.6.31]
9 223 ms 258 ms 256 ms ae-11.edge5.WashintonDC12.Level3.net [4.68.37.213]
10 * 23 ms 25 ms ae-1-3501.ear3.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.150.202]
11 26 ms 31 ms 29 ms CHOOPA-LLC.ear3.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.15.213.214]
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 24 ms 28 ms 27 ms dns1.nextdns.io [45.90.28.114]Trace complete.
>tracert 45.90.30.114
Tracing route to dns2.nextdns.io [45.90.30.114]
over a maximum of 30 hops:1 17 ms <1 ms <1 ms AC1900-FA38 [192.168.100.99]
2 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 192.168.111.99
3 18 ms 13 ms 14 ms 065-190-080-001.inf.spectrum.com [65.190.80.1]
4 14 ms 12 ms 13 ms 174.111.102.224
5 12 ms 10 ms 21 ms cpe-024-025-062-048.ec.res.rr.com [24.25.62.48]
6 21 ms 14 ms 14 ms be31.drhmncev01r.southeast.rr.com [24.93.64.184]
7 21 ms 22 ms 30 ms 66.109.10.176
8 17 ms 19 ms 22 ms 66.109.5.117
9 16 ms 24 ms 23 ms ash-b2-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.188.210]
10 23 ms 18 ms 18 ms voxility-svc071266-ic357612.ip.twelve99-cust.net [195.12.254.137]
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 20 ms 19 ms 22 ms 45.11.106.10
14 18 ms 28 ms 19 ms dns2.nextdns.io [45.90.30.114]Trace complete.
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Just an update. To be fair to NextDNS, I had to restart dnsmsgq this AM with it connected to QUAD9... so at this point, I think somethings up with the setup on my ASUS and maybe not totally NextDNS. My apologies. I'll keep digging into the setup. I'd not be surprised if all those recent entware updates might be involved. Cheers! Stay safe, stay alive!
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https://nextdns.io/diag/36509650-aa87-11eb-960d-33c14b839c06
Do you think that if I enable ipv6, I will increase the speed?