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> Using a local DNS resolver instead of Google DNS helped my PS4 speeds. that's not a surprise, as when using Google DNS the CDN has much less information abou
by lathiat 9y ago
> Using a local DNS resolver instead of Google DNS helped my PS4 speeds.
that's not a surprise, as when using Google DNS the CDN has much less information about you to try and route you to a good choice of CDN endpoint. will be variable based on where the google DNS endpoint is and you are [plus the connectivity of a given CDN to both of those places]
More information about that here including "EDNS Client Submit" a solution they deployed to send a partial client IP to the server but only for specific CDNs they have set it up with:
https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/faq https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/faq
"I've read claims that Google Public DNS can slow down certain multimedia applications or websites. Are these true?"