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

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The trace route that I did to 8.8.8.8 had a lot of problems. 

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00 at gmail.com>
To: "mdlug at mdlug.org" <mdlug at mdlug.org>
Subject: Re: [mdlug] [opensuse-offtopic] Google providing free DNS
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:46:02 -0500

John Andersen wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> 

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