Day: July 26, 2010

OpenDNS issue raised by ASTI

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ASTI shared OpenDNS workaround to an issue with Asia Pacific users hitting their west coast servers and consequently not getting optimal DNS results.

We are actively spending resources on both of these to increase performance and connectivity for users such as yourself. In addition, we do a have workaround that will allow you to gain better performance from the major CDN providers. While the specifics vary depending on your DNS server, the short description is that we will need to configure your DNS server to not send certain requests to OpenDNS directly. Doing so will not affect your Content or Security filtering as these zones are exclusively used for Geo location and content distribution. The zones are as follows:

akamai.net
akadns.org
akadns.net
akamaiedge.net
akamaitech.net
edgesuite.net
edgekey.net
nsatc.net
llnwd.net
l.google.com
b.yahoo.com
yahoodns.com

If you would like instructions on how to do this for your DNS server, please let me know and I’d be happy to provide those for you. We’ll be notifing all of our customers as we press forward on this and continue to deliver better service optimized for all of our users globally.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

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***Solution for Windows DNS***
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Open the DNS Server management console and follow these steps:

1. Left click on the DNS server you wish to manage
2. In the right hand pane, double click Forwarders
3. Add a zone that you do not wish to forward to OpenDNS by clicking the New button

4. Set the Forwarders to either your ISP or another DNS server that does not forward to OpenDNS.

5. Click Apply

You’ll want to repeat those steps for each zone listed below:

akamai.net
akadns.org
akadns.net
akamaiedge.net
akamaitech.net
edgesuite.net
edgekey.net
nsatc.net
llnwd.net
l.google.com
b.yahoo.com
yahoodns.com

For the domains listed above, try using 202.12.27.33 and 199.7.83.42

Sharepoint 2010 Event of the Year in Singapore

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This is is the conference to learn about SharePoint 2010 with expert local and international speakers presenting on topics that will help you understand and succeed with your SharePoint implementations and add real value to your organisation and businesses.

In addition to the session content you’ll have ample opportunities to network with your peers in the community and technical and industry experts including local and international Microsoft Most Valued Professionals and Southeast Asia’s top Certified Partners.

Don’t miss out on Southeast Asia’s biggest SharePoint event of the year! Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore, October 26 and 27 2010. Group Registrations for 5 or more participants are available and will receive a 20% discount. Please note the person arranging the Group Booking (Group Leader) is responsible for all credit card fees and agenda updates for all people registered in the group. Group members cannot individually update their agendas.

Early Bird Registrations of $SGD300.00 will apply to the first 275 delegates who register. Regular Registration fee is $SGD400.00.
To register: http://www.regonline.com/register/checkin.aspx?EventId=877870