Comment on EasyDNS is under DoS attackComments−noodlyOP14yPosting this thread here, because HN uses EasyDNS.If you have problem accessing HN, here are IPs, that you can put in your /etc/hosts file: 67.23.12.57 ycombinator.com 174.132.225.106 news.ycombinator.com or you can just wait, until attack is over.−fl3tch14yInteresting. I couldn't access the site about 20 minutes go. Running "host news.ycombinator.com" returned nothing.−mike-cardwell14yTTL for news.ycombinator.com A record is 20 minutes. Such a small value doesn't lend it's self well to DOS attacks against DNS servers. Useful if you need to change your DNS records quickly though.
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Posting this thread here, because HN uses EasyDNS.
If you have problem accessing HN, here are IPs, that you can put in your /etc/hosts file:
or you can just wait, until attack is over.Interesting. I couldn't access the site about 20 minutes go. Running "host news.ycombinator.com" returned nothing.
TTL for news.ycombinator.com A record is 20 minutes. Such a small value doesn't lend it's self well to DOS attacks against DNS servers. Useful if you need to change your DNS records quickly though.