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Google DNS? Not Interested, How about You?

by quasar-atl Dec 3, 2009 9:01PM PST

Buzz Gang and Crew,
It appears that Google is moving into another realm of the Internet. Google wants to own your DNS connection to the Internet. I have been using OpenDNS for years so I am not likely to change. They are making some interesting claims about DNS improvements but then they have always made such claims in the past. So, are you interested in giving Google more of your Internet connection?

Later People. Wink

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10408624-264.html
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356618,00.asp
http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/12/04/google-introduces-free-public-dns/

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I just don't trust them...
by Slikkster Dec 4, 2009 6:23AM PST

Sorry...it's probably just paranoia, but Google is just too darn big for its own good. I have to kick myself when I've seen that I haven't logged out of gmail, and all my searches are still under my gmail address. Enough already with the data compilation. I'll stick with OpenDNS.

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OpenDNS for me
by Philomorph Dec 4, 2009 6:26AM PST

I know why Google wants this, but I don't know why anyone else would. OpenDNS does it already and it works great.

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Same here...
by skellener Dec 5, 2009 6:28AM PST

I'll stick with OpenDNS too.

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Well
by Nicholas Buenk Dec 4, 2009 12:37PM PST

I don't think this is that much worse than them knowing everything you search for.
My question is what's the point, is there something wrong with DNS that needs google's help?

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No...
by n74jw Dec 8, 2009 8:46AM PST

I think it is about market research. I run my own DNS server at home and at work. I'll stick with those...

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nahh
by ifish60 Dec 9, 2009 11:35AM PST

nah, i'm a google guy but i have my limits. besides opendns works and you can use it as a content filter. i don't believe google has that.

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Google DNS sucks
by zextron Dec 30, 2009 6:27PM PST

I've used google DNS servers as forwarders. At first it went OK. I manage several domains. Some on no-ip.com and some on joker.com

The problem was that when there was an IP change on no-ip the change was noticed in a few minutes. Changes on joker.com (and some less known registars) took forever. I reverted back to my ISP or opendns after waiting for over 12 hours. Google is fast because they cache for (I guess) the maximum 48 hours DNS can take to propagate. This was OK 10 years ago. Not today.

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