New - Google DNS Service
jumpin68ny
Master - Level 2

I see Google announced they are offering a free DNS service available at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 per their site at:

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

Anyone else use this yet?  Any reply on performance would be appreciated.  I changed one PC in my home to use the new DNS service and will report back after tomorrow.

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Re: New - Google DNS Service
abhi_col
Contributor - Level 3

I just changed them. Let us see. Smiley Happy

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Re: New - Google DNS Service
abhi_col
Contributor - Level 3

so far working good..no issues for 24 hours.

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Re: New - Google DNS Service
Hubrisnxs
Legend

It would be nice to see some traceroutes with the old dns and then some traceroutes or pings with the new dns.  for comparison.

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Re: New - Google DNS Service
jumpin68ny
Master - Level 2

Running traceroute or ping tests doesn't prove anything.  Once it does the DNS lookup the DNS server is out of the picture.

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Re: New - Google DNS Service
viafax999
Community Leader
Community Leader

I would believe he is actually suggesting running tracert and/or ping to the old and new dns servers to see if there is a difference in access time.

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Re: New - Google DNS Service
Hubrisnxs
Legend

http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/check-isp-dns-server-speed-compare-opendns-ip-address/2614/

Use that walk through and then post the results.

that will tell us if it's better.

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Re: New - Google DNS Service
dslr595148
Community Leader
Community Leader

@Hubrisnxs wrote:

http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/check-isp-dns-server-speed-compare-opendns-ip-address/2614/

Use that walk through and then post the results.

that will tell us if it's better.


OR the OP (person who started this thread) could go to http://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm and download it.

#1 Compatible with all versions of Windows from Windows 95 through Windows 7 (while to the best of my knowledge NSLOOKUP can only run on certain versions of Windows).

#2 Compatible with Wine (Windows emulation) running on Linux and Macintosh.

#3 Can test up to 200 DNS Servers at the same time (while to the best of my knowledge NSLOOKUP can only test one).

#4 While you can use the command line feature, it also has a GUI (NSLOOKUP has GUI, I do not think so).

And more features, that are addressed on that page at grc.com

^^^

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