EverQuest, playing a 3d online fantasy game with some sim elements with other people, was something very new and felt like the future. Limiting fast travel to specific places and classes made the world feel huge. Stumbling across the weird stuff like giant chess boards or a whole underwater dungeon made it feel unique.
DNS failure can manifest in strange ways and have a sysadmin scratching their head as to why some devices are working fine (statically configured/running from DNS cache), but others cannot access the internet or any of their work services.
It’s usually the last thing you suspect, because DNS always just works, right?
You’d think so until you have dealt with a few DNS problems. At some point, the mantra of “It’s always DNS” stays in your head when troubleshooting. It’s often the first thing I try nowadays.
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