| [VA] Cox DNS addresses are pathetic I've been using different public DNS addresses for a year now and couldn't be happier. Recently I switched back to Cox's addresses and I quickly realized why I left them in the first place. I noticed pages loading noticeably slower, and I'd often get errors saying pages couldn't be loaded. I now completely swear off of Cox's DNS servers. I don't know if they are overloaded, or just plain crappy. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by mclasser:I've been using different public DNS addresses for a year now and couldn't be happier. Recently I switched back to Cox's addresses and I quickly realized why I left them in the first place. I noticed pages loading noticeably slower, and I'd often get errors saying pages couldn't be loaded. I now completely swear off of Cox's DNS servers. I don't know if they are overloaded, or just plain crappy.
Cox DNS and routing were never a strong point. dns you can use alternate servers as for routing  |
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| reply to mclasser
What DNS providers did you switch to? I was considering Google or OpenDNS but wasn't sure which is better. |
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| reply to mclasser
We switched to opendns to have content filtering and improved routing. Both work great. |
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| reply to pimpdad82
OpenDNS here too.
When picking a DNS provider make sure they are going to route you to a server local to you if the site you are going to visit offers them. |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to CulDeSac
said by CulDeSac:We switched to opendns to have content filtering and improved routing. Both work great.
And you get redirects for free too. w00p! |
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| That is a big plus for me, one of the reasons I first tried OpenDNS. |
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| I've been using GTEI DNS (now Verizon) addresses 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2. Different benchmarks have all said these are the fastest ones in my area. After a year, I definitely concur. |
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m8trix
join:2003-12-24
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:3 | 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 are level 3 dns |
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Maybe I'm crazy, but it's super-easy to configure Unbound (a free DNS server) on a local Windows/Linux/BSD box and use that. No more relying on your ISP/OpenDNS/etc DNS, and you can always have a 'primed cache' based on what your household actually browses. |
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| I am already using a PC (running the free version of Astaro Security Gateway) as my network firewall, so adding a second PC for DNS would mean more space, power consumption and fan noise. I'll stay with OpenDNS (I have used them for years with zero issues). |
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| Dont know why you'd need a different machine to run the DNS server. |
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| The Astaro Security Gateway software does not permit you to run any other programs within it, so I would need another PC to run Unbound for the DNS server. Easier and simpler to use OpenDNS. |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by daveinpoway:The Astaro Security Gateway software does not permit you to run any other programs within it, so I would need another PC to run Unbound for the DNS server. Easier and simpler to use OpenDNS.
or level 3 dns for "clean dns" unlike opendns which has redirects. |
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