If you’re already familiar with OpenDNS, then you have a good idea what this new Google Public DNS is all about. Two free services is always better than one.
Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.
To try it out, configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers.
If you don’t know this is done, check out these instructions if you are running on Windows, Mac or Linux.
We have some pretty serious DNS problems with our ISPs here in the Philippines so having Google Public DNS (and OpenDNS) is always a good thing.
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hi, im not that familiar with DNS things, so what are the advantages of having a google dns? thanks for educating me sir yuga
Twitter: kzapkzap
replied on Dec 4th, 2009 at 11:59 am (2)
The question is do they have DNS servers in our area? OpenDNS is in the US right, would be cool if they have DNS in the Philippines or Asia
@Andre
“Google Public DNS is hosted in data centers worldwide, and uses anycast routing to send users to the geographically closest data center.”
http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/performance.html
There are three Google data centers in Asia, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo.
DNS Advantage, the second Public DNS service after OpenDNS has data centers in Hong Kong, Beijing and Sydney
@jpeb: then what about OpenDNS?? Where are their data centers in Asia??
filters, meron ba to? kung meron i will try it…
Oks na oks ito boss abe lalo na sa digitel connection ko.
sir abe pwedi ba e configure ito sa router mismo?
By the time Google publicly announced this, I hurried off and changed my settings, after all SmartBro is doing funky nowadays in resolving web addresses (dont know why)…
@Rome
OpenDNS does not have servers in the Asia Pacific region. The closest are Los Angeles, Seattle and Amsterdam.
Twitter: jhayrocas
replied on Dec 4th, 2009 at 10:54 pm (10)
Alternatives have always been a good thing. And being powered by Google, we can say that’s reliable.
Wow! (LOL at the DNS IP address haha!)
I better check this out. I’m on OpenDNS for years already.
Choosing the shorter route is much preferable if you take consideration speed. You can achieve this using your ISP DNS.
@Francis: DNS is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s “phone book”.
@JL: Pwede mo configure yan sa router mo.
na try ko na toh, … favorite ko pa rin ang OpenDNS xempre… wooooootttt!
wow! ang baba ng ping ko with Google DNS
Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=88ms TTL=244
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=84ms TTL=244
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=244
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=88ms TTL=244
Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 82ms, Maximum = 88ms, Average = 85ms
With OpenDNS —-
Pinging 208.67.222.222 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 208.67.222.222: bytes=32 time=206ms TTL=50
Reply from 208.67.222.222: bytes=32 time=203ms TTL=50
Reply from 208.67.222.222: bytes=32 time=202ms TTL=50
Reply from 208.67.222.222: bytes=32 time=201ms TTL=50
Ping statistics for 208.67.222.222:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 201ms, Maximum = 206ms, Average = 203ms
So I go for Google!
so far so good
hanep na IP yan ah…
Twitter: Teknisyan
replied on Dec 17th, 2009 at 7:19 am (19)
this is very very very useful information..