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Changing DNS Server?
Hi, I'd like to try and switch my DNS server to 1.1.1.1 to see if it's any faster than the one from my ISP. I have a modem/router combo (TP Link TD-9980) which is connected to my desktop PC via e...
Nighthawk
Community Power User
Community Power UserDNS is not going to affect ping. Nor will it really have any noticeable affect on how fast pages load, especially if your PC/device already has the DNS info cached. If it's not cached there may be a few millisecond delay but not something you'll notice.
So why the hype around 1.1.1.1? Is it just a scam?
No, it is not a scam, it is a DNS of Clouflare. Cloudflare have many datacenters around the world. If google has 8.8.8.8 for their DNS, cloudflare has 1.1.1.1. They are pretty much well known to people who maintain webservers, and wanted to have their sites easy/fast accessibility from around the world. Most iptv providers use their services.
But 1.1.1.1 is promoted as being faster than Google's 8.8.8.8 . Since it isn't, that's what I meant by being a scam.
For me I just use the DNS of TELUS. Unless if the DNS servers of TELUS goes down, then I am force to manually enter any public DNS servers, like google, cloudflare. There is actually a new Canadian DNS server that you might want to try it has other features aside from just resolving the url name. CIRA. just go to their website cira.ca or google cira dns server. It is the Canadian entity that manages the .ca domain. I would say we should promote this to help out as this is a canadian entity that promotes open internet policy, and also they help in protecting canadian internet users like us.
