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Do you Google's DNS servers? Or your ISPs?

Misanthrope
By Misanthrope
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Just out of curiosity cause way back when I set up this machine to use Google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4) since I noticed that my ISP provided ones were taking positively ages to resolve and really causing unresponsiveness and overall crapness and even time outs. A few minutes ago I had a small hickup and was looking at my shit and noticed I'm still using it and it's been over a year or so since I built this rig originally.

 

What do you guys use?

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Since the Norwegian Government has demanded ISP's to block certain websites in their DNS-servers, I am using Google's public DNS on all devices to bypass. 

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Just now, Claryn said:

Since the Norwegian Government has demanded ISP's to block certain websites in their DNS-servers, I am using Google's public DNS on all devices to bypass. 

What do they block? Is it porn like the Brits or what?

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Just now, Misanthrope said:

What do they block? Is it porn like the Brits or what?

There are currently 8 sites being blocked, one of which being PirateBay. 

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I'm using their IPv6 DNS servers at the moment. My ISPs v4 DNS servers are faster according to DNSBench.

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5 minutes ago, Misanthrope said:

Protection from them anarchist swedes I see xD

Something like that. They should be blocking google.com as well, since it also is a search engine and it will probably give you access to more illegal download-links than ThePirateBay. 

 

Funny note, the Norwegian Pirate Party (yes, an official political party), set up an open DNS-server within minutes of the law being passed. 

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I use Google's IPv4 and IPv6 DNS servers.  They are faster and more reliable.  

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I have an IPSec Site-to-Site with 2 other people and we run 6 domain controllers in total (2 per site), each of which is a DNS server that eventually forwards to Google DNS.

Comb it with a brick

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