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Set DNS to Google and do dig +short TXT whoami.ds.akahelp.net Then set to other DNS provider and do the same You will see that Google DNS is delivering ECS w

by chewz 8y ago

Set DNS to Google and do dig +short TXT whoami.ds.akahelp.net Then set to other DNS provider and do the same You will see that Google DNS is delivering ECS which helps with directing traffic to nearest CDN. I have quite secure DNS setup but still forward some queries to Google DNS (HBO, Spotify, etc.) just to take advantage of using ECS.

Severian 8y ago
This is great info.
X-Istence 8y ago
When you run your own DNS server, then you don't need ECS, since it will have the real IP address at the authoritative server.