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["Jerry Pipes" <domains AT snewpy.com>]

If this is not the correct venue for tech support, I apologize.  I'm new to the list, and I've been enjoying all of the discussions the past couple of weeks. 

 

This morning I took the plunge and changed my DNS settings in my router to point to my nearest OpenNIC name servers.  Everything seemed fine at first, but about two hours later, none of the computers in my house could resolve names anymore.  I gave up and switched my router settings back, and everything is fine now.  I checked the status on the Tier2 wiki page, and I never saw that those name servers were down.  Can anyone suggest a reason for this behavior? 

 

On a separate topic, I'm interested in setting up my own server and becoming a member of the network.  I'd like to know what kind of hardware most people are running, so I know what I should buy (or start checking Craigslist if it's something more expensive!).  I'm guessing a Raspberry Pi isn't going to cut it.  :)

 

Thanks in advance for the help,

Jerry