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Best free public/recursive DNS

Opinions other than Google/8.8{4,8}.{4,8}

I've heard of DNS Advantage & OpenNIC but never tried either.. considered about reliability/safety/security mostly...

any feedback please post thanks!

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  • I prefer OpenDNS (just keep nxdomain in mind) then Google.

  • udkudk Member
    edited February 2014

    4.2.2.(1-6) by level 3

    209.244.0.(3-4) by level 3

    would never personally use opendns due to nxdomain issue

    Thanked by 1iSidle
  • dhamaniasaddhamaniasad Member
    edited February 2014

    OpenDNS :

    208.67.222.222

    208.67.220.220

    Comodo :

    8.26.56.26

    8.20.247.20

    I personally use Google and OpenDNS.

  • he.net:
    74.82.42.42

    speakeasy:
    66.93.87.2

  • you will have a bit more control when you use opendns like block certain websites and they kindda block adware/malware websites

  • raindog308raindog308 Administrator, Veteran

    I think I've used 4.2.2.x exclusively for 10 years or more.

  • http://www.bestfreedns.net/

    with ISP's DNS at the end of the chain?

  • I'd used 4.2.2.x for many many years, however I've switched to using Google as my primary DNS as Level3 has added a search page.

  • I'm A Little Biased In Favor Of DNSPlease.com:

    209.148.88.228

    209.148.83.210

    sorry,

  • better using google dns than any other dns :P

    if you use other dns, they will not doing well with cdn, most of public DNS will return IP closest path to their server not yours

  • You can test it for yourself. I tested it some time ago with a VPN set to use different DNS servers (Google, he.net, and OpenDNS).

    I found he.net DNS gave me the best routes to the CDNs, and smoother video streams.

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