[mdlug] [Fwd: [opensuse-offtopic] Google providing free DNS]

[Aaron Kulkis]

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Subject: [opensuse-offtopic] Google providing free DNS
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:09:17 -0800
From: John Andersen <...>
To: opensuse-offtopic at opensuse.org

Google is providing free dsn servers at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

The rationale is explained here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356618,00.asp
and here: http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-google-public-dns-new-dns.html

You can compare speeds using this technique:
http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/check-isp-dns-server-speed-compare-opendns-ip-address/2614/

I normally use OpenDNS for everything, but I think I'll be trying out this service for a while.
I will miss the custom blocking that I am able to do on OpenDns.