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| From | Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.networking |
| Subject | Re: What should I change my DNS to? |
| Date | 2016-09-06 09:40 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <slrnnst3kh.mg7.dan@xps-linux.djph.net> (permalink) |
| References | <nqkvau$t8n$1@gioia.aioe.org> <slrnnssec9.73b.ibuprofin@planck.phx.az.us> <nqlos1$1rug$1@gioia.aioe.org> <nqlr21$7qp$1@dont-email.me> <nqlslb$2ct$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
F Volker wrote: > On 09/06/2016 02:25 PM, William Unruh wrote: >> [snip] >> Internal battery failure-- if it has a battery? > > The motherboard is accommodating a battery which I change annually; I > can't think of any other component containing a battery. If you're talking about your PC motherboard, those batteries last 3-5 years on average. Not that it really matters though. > >> Note that changing your dns does absolutely nothing to protect you from >> your ISP, if that was the problem ( no idea how it could have been). >> Your ISP is still the one that connects you to the internet. DNS is >> simply a "name to address" translation service. It is like trying to >> protect your house against breakins by changing the font of your >> housenumbers on your house. > > Thanks for clarifying this. > Going back to my original question, which DNS server is preferred - > Google Public or OpenDNS? I've switched back and forth between them over the years. They both "just work"; it really comes down to whether or not you want Google knowing your DNS lookups. -- |_|O|_| Registered Linux user #585947 |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O|
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What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-06 06:32 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-06 03:35 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-06 13:48 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-06 07:25 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-06 14:53 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-06 09:40 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-06 10:35 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-06 11:09 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 08:53 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-07 08:24 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:02 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-08 06:42 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-08 03:10 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-08 09:43 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-06 21:36 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 00:48 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-07 08:18 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:08 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 21:52 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-08 00:52 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 09:13 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 04:26 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 09:41 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:11 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 10:59 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 06:53 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-07 11:02 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:21 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-07 14:09 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 21:53 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-08 11:06 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-08 15:22 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 06:55 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 14:27 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-07 14:28 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-09-07 09:32 -0400
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 21:50 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-07 08:29 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-08 10:15 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-08 19:34 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-09 03:56 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-09 20:55 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-10 02:47 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-09-10 08:27 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? (combined response) Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-10 22:53 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-06 13:35 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2016-09-06 14:06 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-06 14:27 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-06 13:03 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-06 17:01 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-06 16:25 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2016-09-06 21:37 +0300
Re: What should I change my DNS to? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-06 23:42 +0200
Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 09:26 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-09-06 12:54 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-07 09:28 +0700
Re: What should I change my DNS to? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-07 08:25 +0000
Re: What should I change my DNS to? Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-09-07 03:29 +0000
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