I'm making a new topic to reach out to people using the google DNS fix. Keep in mind, the google fix will not work for everyone since some people will receive banjo error codes. I've included ways to get back online, along with the google DNS method.
Okay, so you can use OpenDNS OR google in place of you current ISP's DNS to get you back on destiny if you keep receiving error codes & servers are down messages.
Go into Settings > Network > select manual DNS.
If you want Google DNS, enter 8.8.8.8 as the primary number and 8.8.4.4 as the secondary (it can be reversed and it'll work just the same).
If you want to use OpenDNS, enter 208.67.220.220. into primary and 208.67.222.222 into secondary.
Some people are now receiving BANJO errors after using the google DNS values, so I recommend the OpenDNS if you fall into that category. Once the values have been entered, your xbone, ps4, etc. will check connection after you hit B to back out to the dashboard and it'll say the connection is good.
Restart your xbone (or ps4) BEFORE trying to jump back into destiny otherwise it won't work.
Google might be a bit faster, but OpenDNS is more secure and has been around a bit longer (if that sort of thing matters to you). Hope this info helps and gets you back online Guardians!!
btw..... this is sounding like a comcast/xfinity issue, so if you can't get online and you have this ISP, you might wanna manually change your DNS to the values listed above. Good Luck!!
[b]EDIT:[/b] OpenDNS seems to be more reliable than google DNS. If it doesn't work for ya after you've entered the primary/secondary numbers, try swapping secondary for primary and primary for secondary. That seems to be able to resolve the issue in some cases. Hopefully that'll work for everyone who's still unable to get it goin.
EDIT #2: I'm glad to know that these methods have helped out a bunch of people!! Now, keep in mind that changing your DNS to one of the provided numbers is only meant to be a temp fix for when you can't get online due to these error codes & should be changed back to your original DNS settings (done by selecting automatic settings in the DNS menu) after the problems go away. This is a helpful fix to get back online in Destiny when certain cable companies experience ip/dns problems or when Bungie's servers act up with error codes, but this shouldn't be a permanent fix. Just want everyone to be aware of that.
Also, [u]please keep in mind that this won't fix everyone's problems[/u]. Some people who have been messaging me from around the world have said it works great (more so using OpenDNS), but some people will still experience the same error codes. This could be due to your location or a variety or other factors. I just want to make some people aware that this temp fix might not help everybody. Sorry, but that's just how these things work sometimes :(
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Take care when changing your DNS server. For example the Open DNS and Google services you provided are both based in California ... which is fine if that is a short number of hops from your router. However for customers further away in the US, or even worse outside of the US, may end up worse off given the extended number of hops required to resolved host names. An easy way to test ... run a ping test between these two addresses and that currently used by your router. And part 2 of this change ... If your ISP has a data cap, and part of that cap includes "free" addresses ... for example a bundled movie/entertainment package ... that this may now use up your cap as these "free" site can be masked through the alternate DNS lookup. And remember this is just a simple DNS lookup ... after that the game should be using the resolved address. However it would be nice to hear from bungie if this is recommended/required ... and if so for which hostnames.