Chris
posted this
14 December 2022
- Last edited 14 December 2022
Hi B,
I have had a feeling there was something odd going on across the board. There is always something, they never stop trying to create issues for us!
FYI:
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How to Manually Change DNS >>17720708, >>17722850
How anons can help with current posting problems >>17722828 thru >>17722832
Jim W on attacks, Proto, security & keeping 8kun in business >>17754996
This seems to be a common problem, a common Tactic that they are employing to make sites they no longer want you to use, non-viewable or hard to get to!
For those that don't know what DNS is, its a little like a Phonebook. You can use a Name to look up a Telephone Number. DNS is the same sort of thing, you can use a Name ( www.aboveunity.com ) to lookup and IP Address ( 45.74.14.60 )
You can see this, when you Ping www.aboveunity.com

Other tools also exist, nslookup:

DNS, Domain Name System, consists of many DNS Servers, all replication DNS Records between each other.
Some DNS Servers can be "Authoritative", this means they are the Primary DNS Server and if a Record changes on this Server, it is replicated to Other DNS Servers.
Here in lays the Issue, DNS Records can be Changed, or Deleted, and the Domain ( www.aboveunity.com ) becomes unavailable, no longer has a record that points to ( 45.74.14.60 ), as a DNS Server no longer has the correct Record, or any Record. Many different Types of DNS Records exist, but briefly, an A Record is what's common and is used primarily for websites: www is an example of an A Record. So the Domain name: aboveunity.com would have a A Record added with www. to make the Domain www.aboveunity.com available on 45.74.14.60.
Normally your ISP will have a Primary and a Secondary DNS Server, sometimes more. These Servers will replicate records from DNS Servers elsewhere on the Internet, its one big Network of DNS Servers, so for anyone to Change or Delete a Record, one must have Administrative Access to the Servers!
There is also Route Paths that can be modified:

Route Paths can be Static or Dynamic, edited by Human Intellect, good or bad, and Dynamic, Machine Route Tables that are populated by Dynamically Discovered Routable paths, that Routers keep. Typically, a Route path is best if its the shortest, or fastest path, that's why we have a ms time for each path.
There is a lot to this sort of thing, its a real shame we have so much trouble with what should be a very Simple thing! Setting a DNS Record is easy! Making sure all Browsers can access my Website is not! Its not a Browser issues as is pointed out, its a Networking issue in many cases.
One could employ, either, or both to try to help:
- Setting a different Static DNS Server
- Set Static Path in Local Hosts File: file://c:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/hosts which needs to be done with run as Admin Privilege's!
- 45.74.14.60 aboveunity.com
- 45.74.14.60 www.aboveunity.com
I know you're a Linux Man B, sorry I am not all that familiar with Linux, but should be 😔
Best Wishes,
Chris