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Anyone else using OpenDNS?I signed up for "OpenDNS" a couple of days ago and I must admit that my websites do load faster. It is very easy to configure and there isn't any software to download and install on your machine. |
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DataDocMy avatar looks like me, if I was 2D. Premium Member join:2000-05-14 Hedgesville, WV |
DataDoc
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2012-Sep-25 10:33 pm
I've used it for a couple of years. Until you mentioned it, I hadn't given it a second thought. I rarely get any warnings about dangerous websites, and just get great performance. |
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SuperCPA Premium Member join:2002-11-28 Dayton, OH |
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I must reiterate the comments made by DataDoc. I have used OpenDNS for a few years and have no complaints. |
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I had problems with them altering DNS records, more specifically the TTL values, at one point.
Would cause things that used large networks like google, facebook, yahoo, youtube to do bizzare things. Essentially they'd be resolving to an "old" node/address that was no longer serving pages for them. Normally the TTL value, if set right, would force you to look to get a new DNS record, but theirs were set in a way that you'd hold the record for a lot longer than it was valid for. (Essentially they'd bump the TTL value up, and not by a little either)
I had to dump them as it was rendering the service useless, and even though there were piles of complaints regarding the issue, nobody over there would openly address it, so I moved on.
Also they don't have any commercial offering, so gave up on that as well. |
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MiNdErAsRDark Lord of Sriracha join:2000-11-25 Outer Limits |
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I'm using DNSCrypt. No issues to speak of. » www.opendns.com/technolo ··· nscrypt/ |
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Msradell Premium Member join:2008-12-25 Louisville, KY |
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I've been using them for quite awhile with great success. No problems of any kind. |
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Bill_MIBill In Michigan MVM join:2001-01-03 Royal Oak, MI TP-Link Archer C7 Linksys WRT54GS Linksys WRT54G v4
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I might consider them if I had a child to protect but a LOT of trust goes to a DNS provider. It seems to be underestimated what a DNS provider knows about you. About 5 years ago, when OpenDNS was getting off the ground, they were redirecting www.google.com to OpenDNS servers and a blog had what appeared to be a good reason with major assurances, etc. However, it left me with the interesting coincidence the biggest search engine in the world that puts search terms in their URLs was conveniently being redirected. It seemed a bit... strange. I've not considered them since. BTW, that practice seems to no longer be in place and I run my own BIND9, anyway. |
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bt06437 join:2001-12-03 Carrollton, TX
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My network, all devices on it, use OpenDNS. No complaints, either.
I have a few domains/countries blocked using OpenDNS rules, like bg,cn,gs,kr,nu,ro,ru,st,tk,vg
(urls destined to Russia, "somesite.ru", are blocked.) |
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OZO Premium Member join:2003-01-17 |
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said by Bill_MI:It seems to be underestimated what a DNS provider knows about you. It's a very important point to keep in mind. OpenDNS offers you service to track every site you visit. If it's OK with you, go for it... But it's not OK with me though. I use DNS services, that don't make tracking users as their core business. And, as others say here, no problems of any kind.. |
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antdudeMatrix Ant Premium Member join:2001-03-25 US |
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No problems for me for years. I use the free service. |
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Exidor Premium Member join:2001-05-04
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I have used OpenDNS for the past four or five years...mainly because my ISP (Rogers) has notoriously unreliable DNS. |
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Thanks for all of the replies. |
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VikingBobGo Jets Go! Premium Member join:2004-06-05 MB Canada |
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Yup, been using it for quite some time now, and also do what bt06437 does, block .ru. cn etc. No issues, recommend it. |
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NetFixerFrom My Cold Dead Hands Premium Member join:2004-06-24 The Boro Netgear CM500 Pace 5268AC TRENDnet TEW-829DRU
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said by voxframe:I had problems with them altering DNS records, more specifically the TTL values, at one point.
Would cause things that used large networks like google, facebook, yahoo, youtube to do bizzare things. Essentially they'd be resolving to an "old" node/address that was no longer serving pages for them. Normally the TTL value, if set right, would force you to look to get a new DNS record, but theirs were set in a way that you'd hold the record for a lot longer than it was valid for. (Essentially they'd bump the TTL value up, and not by a little either)
I had to dump them as it was rendering the service useless, and even though there were piles of complaints regarding the issue, nobody over there would openly address it, so I moved on.
Also they don't have any commercial offering, so gave up on that as well. I have tried both OpenDNS and Dyn's Internet Guide DNS services, and both of them do the same thing with regard to changing the TTL. I discovered it because I maintain several web servers, and I noticed that DNS changes that I made (which showed up almost immediately with other DNS providers) would take many hours to show up with either of those services. |
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wxbossThis is like Deja vu all over again. Premium Member join:2005-01-30 Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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I have to agree with the majority here. I have no issues with the service. Started using it years ago when Comcast was having problems with their DNS servers which prevented me from getting online. Never turned back. |
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NormanSI gave her time to steal my mind away MVM join:2001-02-14 San Jose, CA TP-Link TD-8616 Asus RT-AC66U B1 Netgear FR114P
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Using a DNS benchmark tool, three of my top ten results are my ISP's DNS servers. Of the remaining seven, six are Level 3 and one is NTT America.
The fourth of my ISP's DNS servers is in the eleventh spot.
OpenDNS comes in at 12 through 17.
My former ISP's DNS servers come in at 18 and 19.
I guess I am just lucky to have had ISPs with good namservers. |
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