Google opened their own public DNS yesterday...

2009-12-03 21:39:12

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tazz.: oz.; +1,338|6434|Sydney | ♥

http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/

What is Google Public DNS?
Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.
To try it out:
Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers

My DNS server that i used to use is... to put it nicely.... FUCKING SHIT. It can take 5-6 seconds to resolve any website. I tried open DNS, but the results were varied. Some where half a second... others... close to 15.]

So today i changed to Google's open DNS. And wow. It's quick.

Also, what kind of internet god gets 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4..... srsly.... Who'd they have to kill

Comments?

^{everything i write is a ramble and should not be taken seriously.... _{seriously. ♥}}

2009-12-03 21:40:20

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6860|132 and Bush

tazz. wrote:
Comments?

Holy hell.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2009-12-03 21:59:55

#3

SplinterStrike: Roamer; +250|6671|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.

I must try this.

2009-12-03 22:05:35

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6412|what

According to their blog post, Google Public DNS uses continuous record prefetching to avoid cache misses- hopefully making the service faster- and implements a variety of techniques to block spoofing attempts. They also say that (unlike an increasing number of ISPs), Google Public DNS behaves exactly according to the DNS standard, and will not redirect you to advertising in the event of a failed lookup.

Guess they were right. But there are questions about Google's true motivations behind knowing every site you visit...

2009-12-04 04:51:07

#5

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6913

AussieReaper wrote:
Guess they were right. But there are questions about Google's true motivations behind knowing every site you visit...

Google already know everything about you

2009-12-04 04:53:40

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tazz.: oz.; +1,338|6434|Sydney | ♥

AussieReaper wrote:
According to their blog post, Google Public DNS uses continuous record prefetching to avoid cache misses- hopefully making the service faster- and implements a variety of techniques to block spoofing attempts. They also say that (unlike an increasing number of ISPs), Google Public DNS behaves exactly according to the DNS standard, and will not redirect you to advertising in the event of a failed lookup.

Guess they were right. But there are questions about Google's true motivations behind knowing every site you visit...

They already know every search i perform.... Pff.

Who cares. They gonna call the cops on me?

^{everything i write is a ramble and should not be taken seriously.... _{seriously. ♥}}

2009-12-04 04:56:22

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mr.hrundi: Wurstwassereis; +68|6697|Germany

Google's starting to scare the shit out of me....

BTW, does anyone want a google wave invite?

2009-12-04 04:58:54

#8

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6390|Carnoustie MASSIF

mr.hrundi wrote:
Google's starting to scare the shit out of me....

They'll be the new superpower in 3 years.

mr.hrundi wrote:
BTW, does anyone want a google wave invite?

What's a google wave?

2009-12-04 05:04:28

#9

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6259|The Mitten

Oh, wow. Yea, BF2s seems to load a little faster for me now...

ok, a bit faster. Wow.

mr.hrundi wrote:
BTW, does anyone want a google wave invite?

...maybe...

EE (hats

2009-12-04 07:16:08

#10

SplinterStrike: Roamer; +250|6671|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.

Holy shiiiiiit this is fast

2009-12-04 07:17:57

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SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|6919|The darkside of Denver

Yay, now they can know EVERYWHERE I go on the internet!

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2009-12-04 07:25:33

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TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6880|Mhz

SonderKommando wrote:
Yay, now they can know EVERYWHERE I go on the internet!

They did anyway.

2009-12-04 07:28:40

#13

SplinterStrike: Roamer; +250|6671|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
SonderKommando wrote:
Yay, now they can know EVERYWHERE I go on the internet!
They did anyway.

Soon they'll have a profile of everyone on the planet, and it'll be just like Eagle Eye.

2009-12-04 08:57:52

#14

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

idk ... seems a bit too big brother for me ...

2009-12-04 09:17:42

#15

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6951|Devon, England

Wow, noticeable speed boost.

Downsides to this? Are they legally allowed to do shit about what sites we go on?

2009-12-04 09:36:35

#16

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6641|the land of bourbon

who cares. dns maps an ip to a name. this is not the cure for cancer, so i'm not overly excited. if your isp isn't providing a fast dns service, they are doing it wrong.

CapnNismo wrote:
idk ... seems a bit too big brother for me ...

your a small fish in a big ocean. the only info they will have from you are lookups you make that aren't already cached. not a whole lot of info for them to have. besides, you are talking about literally millions of lookups a second. unless some law enforcement agency is targetting you, they don't give a shit about your pr0n.

FFLink wrote:
Wow, noticeable speed boost.

Downsides to this? Are they legally allowed to do shit about what sites we go on?

no.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/36e1d9e36ae924048a933db90fb05bb247fe315e.png

2009-12-04 09:45:59

#17

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6048|Catherine Black

Hmm, quite a bit speedier, even on a quick, small bandwidth whoring site such as BF2s.

2009-12-04 11:43:24

#18

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

Only question is this: Would it affect the static IP that I have set up on my computer?

2009-12-04 12:00:46

#19

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6048|Catherine Black

CapnNismo wrote:
Only question is this: Would it affect the static IP that I have set up on my computer?

(I may be wrong, but)

The IP address is only for identifying the computer, the DNS is seperate. So no.

2009-12-04 12:01:43

#20

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6841|SE London

CapnNismo wrote:
Only question is this: Would it affect the static IP that I have set up on my computer?

Why would it?

It's just a different server doing your IP/address lookups.

2009-12-04 12:56:09

#21

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

hm. Maybe I'll give it a shot on my EEE at the very least.

2009-12-04 13:01:52

#22

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6905

here are the instructions on how to change ur DNS to their DNS:
http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using.html

2009-12-04 13:04:36

#23

Brasso: member; +1,549|6890

my DNS is fine. should i bother?

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2009-12-04 13:11:07

#24

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|6996|Salt Lake City

AT&T has one that has been around since the beginning of time that works well too.

4.2.2.2

2009-12-04 13:16:06

#25

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6905

haffeysucks wrote:
my DNS is fine. should i bother?

you can test it out but if too many people jump on Google's DNS is gonna slow down, it all depends how your current DNS is, the one ur ISP provides.

BF2S Forums Google opened their own public DNS yesterday...

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