Googles Free Public DNS Resolvers

Started by Atomm · 12 posts · 1,770 views

  3. #3
    I use Open DNS myself. Even on some work machines. Now we will have to see which is better I guess.

    I am a huge Google fan, I really am, but I am starting to worry that they are doing a bit to much of "the everything".... maybe it is just me....
  4. #4
    The big difference is OpenDNS is trying to make money where as Google is free. The other difference is a bad domain in OpenDNS will redirect to ads to try to make money where as Google will return the correct NXDomain as required by the DNS standard.

    And say what you will, Google system Engineers rock. Those guy squeeze so much performance out of their systems, it's nuts.
  5. #5
    Atomm wrote:The big difference is OpenDNS is trying to make money where as Google is free. The other difference is a bad domain in OpenDNS will redirect to ads to try to make money where as Google will return the correct NXDomain as required by the DNS standard.

    And say what you will, Google system Engineers rock. Those guy squeeze so much performance out of their systems, it's nuts.

    Google also says they don't filter. I wouldn't MIND them filtering for malware, phishing and botnets. OpenDNS has that, though you have to pay the big bucks for the Enterprise edition to protect against malware.
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    The article I read said 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.1 were faster as well. I already use them, so I'll still with it.

  10. #10
    Sarge wrote:Article about a piece of freeware that compares DNS services to determine which one is fastest for you.

    http://lifehacker.com/5420931/namebench-he...r-your-computer

    According to Namebench, I'm using the second fastest server available. The fastest one has a 6% faster mean response time. However, that server's fastest individual response time is twice as long as my current server's fastest response time. Wonder if I should go with the 6% overall faster server, or go with the server that has the ability to be twice as fast on occasions. . . This affects games as well, doesn't it? I'd probably want the more consistent speed, rather than a variable,sometimes fast, sometimes not quite as fast connection.
  11. #11
    DocJon wrote:
    This affects games as well, doesn't it? /quote]

    DNS just resolves the names into IP addresses. So when you type www.google.com it knows what actual IP to go to. It probably won't affect games as most games go directly to the IP and once it is locally cached your system would know it anyway.

    I could be wrong.
  12. #12
    Doc, it won't affect things like playing on a game server. It's all IP based. I doubt any games won't DNS look ups as it increases latency if used at a greater scale.

    Steam uses some DNS look ups for certain things and you can use DNS to join a game server, but after that, it's all IP, no DNS.