Add these to your hosts file to access your account:
64.27.57.25 manage.zerigo.com
64.27.57.8 dns.zerigo.com
Source: https://twitter.com/coldclimate/status/227369346891132928
Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
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Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#12And this is why I use Route 53, I'm a lot more confident in Amazon's abilities to mitigate DDoS attacks.
Which really sucks, DDoS are really hard to combat and Zerigo are an awesome company.
Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#13Add these to your hosts file to access your account: 64.27.57.25 manage.zerigo.com 64.27.57.8 dns.zerigo.com Source: https://twitter.com/coldclimate/status/227369346891132928
Thank you so much!
Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#14I run DNSimple (https://dnsimple.com) and we have a full REST API and support domain registrations, transfers and SSL certificates as well. Plus we have an ALIAS record type that's very useful for pointing your apex to services where they only provide a hostname.
I'll be happy to answer any questions you have regarding our service either here or through our support channels.
Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#15What are the main advantages of paying for DNS hosting like Zerigo or SlickDNS instead of using the one provided for free with web host companies (E.g. Linode's DNS Manager)?
Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#16I run DNSimple ( https://dnsimple.com ) and we have a full REST API and support domain registrations, transfers and SSL certificates as well. Plus we have an ALIAS record type that's very useful for pointing your apex to services where they only provide a hostname. I'll be happy to answer any questions you have regarding our service either here or through our support channels.
I just switched to DNSimple and their support has been great already.
Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#17I run a DNS hosting service (SlickDNS, www.slickdns.com) and have seen a spike in signups today as a direct result of the Zerigo DDOS attack. I can't claim that SlickDNS is invulnerable to DDOS attack, but FWIW it does run tinydns name servers which have good performance and excellent security. So if you're impacted by the Zerigo outage, feel free to check out SlickDNS. There's a 30-day free trial with all plans and…
As you're probably aware the server that you use has little impact when the DDoS sends enough traffic to actually saturate your allocated bandwidth. Anycast provides a good way to handle DDoS, along with proactive monitoring and defense mechanisms, but at the end of the day DDoS are still extremely difficult to defend from completely. The downside is that Anycast is expensive and thus you need the capital to build it out and run it - which often raises the cost of systems built using it.
Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#18What are the main advantages of paying for DNS hosting like Zerigo or SlickDNS instead of using the one provided for free with web host companies (E.g. Linode's DNS Manager)?
A dedicated DNS provider will often focus on the experience around managing DNS, including APIs and advanced features. Additionally some folks don't like putting all of their eggs in one basket and prefer to have their registrar be one company, their DNS be another and their hosts be another.
Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#19I run a DNS hosting service (SlickDNS, www.slickdns.com) and have seen a spike in signups today as a direct result of the Zerigo DDOS attack. I can't claim that SlickDNS is invulnerable to DDOS attack, but FWIW it does run tinydns name servers which have good performance and excellent security. So if you're impacted by the Zerigo outage, feel free to check out SlickDNS. There's a 30-day free trial with all plans and…
As you're probably aware the server that you use has little impact when the DDoS sends enough traffic to actually saturate your allocated bandwidth. Anycast provides a good way to handle DDoS, along with proactive monitoring and defense mechanisms, but at the end of the day DDoS are still extremely difficult to defend from completely. The downside is that Anycast is expensive and thus you need the capital to build it…
Good point but good deflation service will actually provide full-proof DDoS protection, just as long as it got the necessary resources. Having said that, you are 100% correct - if you service provider cannot handle the extra bandwidth, brutal force DDoS will win.
Re: Zerigo DNS services down for 6+ hours due to massive DDoS
#20I run DNSimple ( https://dnsimple.com ) and we have a full REST API and support domain registrations, transfers and SSL certificates as well. Plus we have an ALIAS record type that's very useful for pointing your apex to services where they only provide a hostname. I'll be happy to answer any questions you have regarding our service either here or through our support channels.
Long time user of DNSimple.
Great product, great support, great team, great price.
Recommended.