[Silenus]

Hey everybody!

Google launched a new, free DNS service—called Google Public DNS—aimed at making your web browsing experience even faster.

Here is how to set it up.

Using Google Public DNS

Google Public DNS IP addresses

The Google Public DNS IP addresses are as follows:

* 8.8.8.8
* 8.8.4.4

You can use either number as your primary or secondary DNS server. You can specify both numbers, but do not specify one number as both primary and secondary.

You can see some results on this page.

Google DNS vs OpenDNS: Google Rocks for International Users

I feel a little boost on my browsing speed, have to do more tests.

Let me know your results.

 

[Lex_Light]

Cool! :thumb:

 

[KrossX]

Wow, very interesting since my ISP's DNS is horrible. And OpenDNS just never worked for some reason.

 

[ElijahTW]

Every service google releases makes me trust them a little less for some reason. I have a scary gut feeling about them lately.

 

[@ruantec]

Every service google releases makes me trust them a little less for some reason. I have a scary gut feeling about them lately.

Google is the new MS.

 

[Xtreme2damax]

Next we'll see Google Marts and a chain of Google fast food restaurants..

Don't laugh at me, it could happen.

 

[@ruantec]

Next we'll see Google Marts and a chain of Google fast food restaurants..

Don't laugh at me, it could happen.

well i do not laugh at that because i consider it very real... in fact i´ve seen they´re trying to create a monopoly and that´s other than good

 

[Proto]

Yeah, but they are not evil so everything is A-Ok

/me sets up Google DNS.

 

[@ruantec]

Yeah, but they are not evil so everything is A-Ok

/me sets up Google DNS.

every company that wants to make a monopoly are evil :evil: :evil:

 

[ElijahTW]

monopoly @ruan, monopoly.

 

[Proto]

Lies, it comes straight from the horse mouth

 

[nanaya]

Oh wow it does FEEL faster, dunno if this is just placebo effect though. :heh:

 

[@ruantec]

monopoly @ruan, monopoly.

You´re my Saviour!!! thank you oh... and corrected :thumb:

Lies, it comes straight from the horse mouth

mmm didn´t knew that info oO i think you´re right... my bad :thumb:

 

[Spyhop]

My ISP
$ dig ngemu.com @75.154.132.68 | grep time
;; Query time: 52 msec
$ dig ngemu.com @75.154.132.100 | grep time
;; Query time: 80 msec

Google
$ dig ngemu.com @8.8.8.8 | grep time
;; Query time: 54 msec
$ dig ngemu.com @8.8.4.4 | grep time
;; Query time: 54 msec

Not a noteable difference

 

[Silenus]

How did you make your test spyhop?

 

[rajkamaliya]

I guess this is to compete with services like openDNS. Then later put some ads and redirection. Hmm, google is Evil.

 

[Hard core Rikki]

Its dead obvious it's for backing Chrome/Chrome OS, and entice other services, distros or ISPs to use their DNS service instead. That gives Google prime contact with whatever URL you'd type on the internet. At least it resolves fast as a tradeoff, I suppose.

 

[mewtu]

Well, at least it's easy to remember in case one's DNS server breaks.
For near hosts its even slower:
$ dig fu-berlin.de @172.16.16.16 | grep time
;; Query time: 26 msec
$ dig fu-berlin.de @8.8.8.8 | grep time
;; Query time: 33 msec

While there is some speed difference for transatlantic hosts
$ dig ngemu.com @172.16.16.16 | grep time
;; Query time: 389 msec
$ dig ingenic.cn @172.16.16.16 | grep time
;; Query time: 2144 msec
$ dig ngemu.com @8.8.8.8 | grep time
;; Query time: 245 msec
$ dig ingenic.cn @8.8.8.8 | grep time
;; Query time: 847 msec
it is gone once cached by the DNS server
$ dig ngemu.com @8.8.8.8 | grep time
;; Query time: 33 msec
$ dig ngemu.com @172.16.16.16 | grep time
;; Query time: 1 msec

 

[gamefreak94]

Isn't this how Google Web Accelerator used to work already?

Every service google releases makes me trust them a little less for some reason. I have a scary gut feeling about them lately.

I think the fact that they're slowly tightening their grip on all things IT-related has something to do with that.

 

[Hard core Rikki]

This app can give you a compareason between DNS services, including your regional ones, to see which is the fastest. Recommended to try it, and share if Google's DNS is actually the fastest for you.

namebench - Project Hosting on Google Code