Comments on: Google launches free Public DNS

By: Derek Currie

Derek Currie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:10:25 +0000

There is already an excellent, free, fast, no BS alternative DNS service called OpenDNS. You can access it via these IP addresses:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

http://www.opendns.com/

So what is G00gle *actually* doing?
G00gle is watching you (.) (.)
:-P

By: marian_

marian_ — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:06:44 +0000

The main advantage is that it’s easy to remember.
8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

Once, the DNS wasn’t working, and I couldn’t go to http://www.opendns.org to get the address for OpenDNS simple because the DNS was not working and the browser coudn’t solve the domain http://www.opendns.org

By: Berend Schotanus

Berend Schotanus — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:57:01 +0000

@Daniel

Great to see you up and running.

@David

“Of course they are only going to use this to serve ads”
Great comment. This was exactly the sentence I needed to put the message in a context and understand what is going on.

By: David Dennis

David Dennis — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:20:41 +0000

You know, this is really pretty interesting – you are giving them access to every single web site you ever visit, something they should be able to easily tie in to IP addresses uniquely identifying your computer in many cases.

Of course they are only going to use this to serve ads, but it gives them an amazing amount of information and power. There are certainly very interesting things that could be done with this information, and that’s worth a thought or two before signing up.

My DNS is sufficiently fast that I don’t really care so Google has an uphill battle here. I did a quick time nslookup awebsiteinevervisited.com and it came up with 0.118 seconds.

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By: enzos

enzos — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:12:21 +0000

Blow me down! It bloody well works… Must have had the world’s slowest DNS here in Fiji because now things are moving much more smoothly. At 256 kbs, it’s more like warm honey than quicksilver but better than the refrigerated treacle I’m used to.

Thanks for that, Dan, and heads-up on Click2flash. (and Safariblock has chipped in by blocking 68,000 ads so far.. ).

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uberVU - social comments — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:49:22 +0000

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By: Imapolicecar

Imapolicecar — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:44:48 +0000

Beware. DNS is a concealed message:

Daniels Not Safe! :)

By: ChuckO

ChuckO — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:29:15 +0000

Back at it already?! Wow.

Also taking a much more conciliatory tone with Google since the erm, incident. Kidding.