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I switched from OpenDNS to Google for DNS because I was tired of seeing ad pages when I mistyped a domain name in my browser. At least Google isn't hijacking N
by waffle_ss 15y ago
I switched from OpenDNS to Google for DNS because I was tired of seeing ad pages when I mistyped a domain name in my browser. At least Google isn't hijacking NXDOMAIN results to make money. You can check your own DNS provider for this behavior as well as others with Berkeley's Netalyzr[1] Web service.
[1]: http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/ http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/
- mike-cardwell 15y agoWhy didn't you just opt out of the ads? Google can subsidise their DNS service with their other profit making products. OpenDNS needs an actual business model, and they offer you a clean DNS feed if you want one.
- waffle_ss 15y agoWell, it's mostly because Google just works "out of the box" for what I need, but also because in order for OpenDNS to associate a dynamic IP address to an OpenDNS account, you have to run some proprietary software[1] to notify their service when your IP address changes. It looks like they don't have a Linux client available, and to spend the amount of time trying to get a set up like this to work for me, I could probably just as easily set up DNS caching on my home server. [1]: http://www.opendns.com/support/dynamic_ip_downloads/ http://www.opendns.com/support/dynamic_ip_downloads/
- toomuchtodo 15y agoBecause using 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 is less friction than having to a) setup DNS server IPs and then b) having to configure NXDOMAIN proper behavior. Isn't "friction" what all the startup folks are talking about these days? And how to remove it? It does indeed suck if your business relies on that friction for its business model.