Comments on: Is Google Public DNS Safe?

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:13:40 +0000

Yesterday I have tested the Google DNS server in my PS3. The download of a 217mb lage video-file reduces to 90 seconds (Internet via cable modem DS 20.000 / US 1.024). Using the original DNS server of my provider the same download terminated after 4 to 5 minutes. During online-playing I didn’t remark any problem. I cannot really say, if there is an improvement as the games are working online in the same speed. It could be that the data-queries and data-responses from the internet and to the internet is more fluent with the Google DNS server.

I will try for another few days the google servers and if there won’t be any problems, the Google DNS server will be the first server to use. and it is a big difference to spend only 90 secnds for a 217mb donwload as waiting 4 to 5 minutes!!!! :-)

By: elpeor

elpeor — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:10:00 +0000

I had stop using openDNS because It was blocking some spanish politics webpages, I just changed my DNS and I could open that web pages. I do not trust openDNS anymore.

By: CC

CC — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:33:31 +0000

Why give Google such power to control all your traffic?
You might say that you already do that with your ISP and you are right! but your ISP isn’t Google they only provide internet service not all the other stuff Google is involved with.

Google cares about security to a certain point, beyond this point they shift to $$$ and consider many other things to relate this service with the endless services they offer, Google is not a security firm, they do everything now from mobile phone to operating systems. Security is of little concern to them, It cannot be any other way and their actions over the last few years show that it is an aggressive control seeking big money corporation that all of the world already need to use(if you do not use the Google search it is really your loss so you cant just stop it).

Do you really want Google to control every bit of communication coming out of your computer? I know I don’t, the email and web search are enough for me. They already scan my mail but apparently it is not enough and their new goal is to control all my traffic, the ads I watch, the porn I watch and EVERYTHING ELSE

Google crossed to ‘the dark side’, sometime after they bought you-tube, there is no reason to feed them with more power so naturally don’t go for Google DNS.

By: pfff

pfff — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:16:58 +0000

How about when “LSD” AKA HD Moore was backdooring people? Was he doing “good work” then to? Your old as dirt, don’t you remember when the hapless Perl program was a trojan punk?

By: Darknet

Darknet — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:00:11 +0000

With namebench Google primary (8.8.8.8) actually came out faster on average than my local ISP resolver.

By: Varun

Varun — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:52:16 +0000

Try namebench to see which of the public DNS server systems are fastest for you. For me Google DNS ended almost at the bottom of the list having 11-12 similar services. I am based out of Bangaloe.

By: Hemanth G

Hemanth G — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:31:17 +0000

I’m Switching from OPENDNS to Google, its been a few days and i already miss a few of OPENDNS feature’s like filtering, but the time lag has definitely reduced by about 10%.

Unless Google add more features to its DNS service its unlikely i will continue with it.

By: silicon.shaman

silicon.shaman — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:41:53 +0000

Been using google’s DNS for a couple of weeks now, the improved lag time isn’t really enough to be noticeable, [although it is improved]. What does make a difference is the improved reliability of look-ups.

As for the flaw…well it is only in testing stage. I figure they’ll probably patch that as the uptake on the service improves. But for now it’s not an issue.

By: Wojtek

Wojtek — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:36:07 +0000

A view from France…

My ISP’s DNS is faster than Google or OpenDNS (by maybe 10%) but I would need to make more tests, especially to break down the difference in terms of RTT and DNS speed per se.

Looking at the wild discussion in the US, it would seem that DNSes provided by ISPs over there are not that good. I guess this is because you have 3 zillions ISPs while we have just a handful. All of them have decent DNSes (both speed and stability) and switching to Google would not change much.

An obvious advantage is that you need to remember 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (see, I know tham by heart) instead of 984.398.165.26 and 594.365.23.900 (these, for some reason, never worked for me, no matter how hard I tried)

By: Morgan Storey

Morgan Storey — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:11:33 +0000

I think its also a decent idea to use these as forwarders on your local DNS, heck you can put open DNS in as well. Thats what I tend to do as the root servers are simply to slow to respond here in Australia most of the time.