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> The AdGuard app does use AdGuard's DNS servers Well, no it does not if you don't explicitly choose AdGuard DNS among other DNS servers. It filters everything

> The AdGuard app does use AdGuard's DNS servers Well, no it does not if you don't explicitly choose AdGuard DNS among other DNS servers. It filters everything locally. > through their servers in Russia I see no servers in Russia on the map: https://adguard.com/en/adguard-dns/overview.html https://adguard.com/en/adguard-dns/overview.html

vatueil 7y ago
Thanks, I didn't notice the app does not currently enable DNS filtering by default. I do frequently see posts especially on reddit recommending dns.adguard.com, so for a number of users the DNS service may be their main exposure to AdGuard. You're an AdGuard developer, I take it? Based on your Show HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18238503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18238503 Would you happen to know why AdGuard's IP addresses point to Russia, if you no longer have servers there? The link I previously posted is simply a tool to look up AdGuard's DNS address: https://community.spiceworks.com/tools/ip-lookup/results?hostname=dns.adguard.com https://community.spiceworks.com/tools/ip-lookup/results?hos... Any HN users can look up the same information themselves.
- ameshkov 7y ago
  > Would you happen to know why AdGuard's IP addresses point to Russia The link shows the owner of the AS, not the location of the servers. The IP address itself belongs to an AS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)) that belongs to a Russian hosting company, and we have a long term rent contract on this subnet (with a purchase option), and we'll eventually acquire it. To check where it really leads you should see the output of `traceroute 176.103.130.130`. However, this is also not the best option because AG DNS uses anycast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anycast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anycast), and the route depends on your location.
  - vatueil 7y ago
    IIRC traceroute was how I originally looked it up locally. I posted the link for convenience. Perhaps I misinterpreted the results, though. I'll have to take your word for it that the Russian IP address you use does not mean you have a server there. Thanks for the explanation.

vatueil 7y ago

Thanks, I didn't notice the app does not currently enable DNS filtering by default. I do frequently see posts especially on reddit recommending dns.adguard.com, so for a number of users the DNS service may be their main exposure to AdGuard. You're an AdGuard developer, I take it? Based on your Show HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18238503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18238503 Would you happen to know why AdGuard's IP addresses point to Russia, if you no longer have servers there? The link I previously posted is simply a tool to look up AdGuard's DNS address: https://community.spiceworks.com/tools/ip-lookup/results?hostname=dns.adguard.com https://community.spiceworks.com/tools/ip-lookup/results?hos... Any HN users can look up the same information themselves.

ameshkov 7y ago
> Would you happen to know why AdGuard's IP addresses point to Russia The link shows the owner of the AS, not the location of the servers. The IP address itself belongs to an AS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)) that belongs to a Russian hosting company, and we have a long term rent contract on this subnet (with a purchase option), and we'll eventually acquire it. To check where it really leads you should see the output of `traceroute 176.103.130.130`. However, this is also not the best option because AG DNS uses anycast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anycast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anycast), and the route depends on your location.
- vatueil 7y ago
  IIRC traceroute was how I originally looked it up locally. I posted the link for convenience. Perhaps I misinterpreted the results, though. I'll have to take your word for it that the Russian IP address you use does not mean you have a server there. Thanks for the explanation.