Open DNS

Any improvement using Open DNS

  • Much Better

    Votes: 1 33.3%

  • Worse

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No different

    Votes: 2 66.7%
  • Total voters
    3
  • Poll closed .
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Just wondered who else is using it, have you found a difference?
 
This depends on what you base you're judging gainst. On occasion I have had dns issues with my own isp, swapping to open dns temporary helped in that case. In normal operation though I have tried my isp's dns servers (virgin) and seen no difference.
 
What difference are we talking about? Resolution speed, reliability, accuracy?

I use a combo of opendns and google (8.8.8.8 ) on my local dns server and haven't had any bother. Whether they're better than sky's own I couldn't tell you.

Unless you're having a specific issue (poor performance, name not resolving) I doubt you'll notice any difference.
 
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I use google and opendns and page loads are much faster with google compared to virgin's own.
 
neil_g said:
What difference are we talking about? Resolution speed, reliability, accuracy?

I use a combo of opendns and google (8.8.8.8 ) on my local dns server and haven't had any bother. Whether they're better than sky's own I couldn't tell you.

Unless you're having a specific issue (poor performance, name not resolving) I doubt you'll notice any difference.
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Well I was getting reliability issues regarding pages loading Neil, and on the advice of a friend tried open DNS. In all honesty I would say that there was a slight benefit but nothing major, not being all that savvy in this dpt, all I have done is set my own IP address, manually entered the DNS settings into the TCP/IPv4 properties box and disabled the DHCP server in the router software.
 
yeah i mean any DNS can have performance issues and/or not being up to date (most ISP advise on changes taking up to 48 hours etc) so its swings and roundabouts really.

just have a couple of mainstream ones set, like i say maybe opendns and google, and that should cover you.
 
neil_g said:
yeah i mean any DNS can have performance issues and/or not being up to date (most ISP advise on changes taking up to 48 hours etc) so its swings and roundabouts really.

just have a couple of mainstream ones set, like i say maybe opendns and google, and that should cover you.
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Right, could you perhaps explain a little more about the Google one please Neil? When you say you use a combo of open DNS and the Google one, is that as in you might switch between using the two or are they both used together? If the later how and where do you enter the 8.8.8.8?
Cheers
 
u8myufo said:
Right, could you perhaps explain a little more about the Google one please Neil? When you say you use a combo of open DNS and the Google one, is that as in you might switch between using the two or are they both used together? If the later how and where do you enter the 8.8.8.8?
Cheers
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you normally specify 2 (or more if you really want) DNS servers, use an OpenDNS one as 1 and the Google one as 2.

rather setting them on your machine i would change your router setup to issue these automatically though.
 
neil_g said:
you normally specify 2 (or more if you really want) DNS servers, use an OpenDNS one as 1 and the Google one as 2.

rather setting them on your machine i would change your router setup to issue these automatically though.
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Ok thanks for that :thumbs:
 
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