Jump to content

Public recursive name server: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Yobot (talk | contribs)
m WP:CHECKWIKI error fixes, added uncategorised tag using AWB
No edit summary
Line 60: Line 60:
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Alternative Internet DNS services]]
{{Uncategorized|date=October 2016}}
[[Category:Distributed data structures]]

Revision as of 08:51, 23 October 2016

A public recursive name server is a name server that devices may use for Internet directory services in place of or in addition to name servers belonging to the Internet service providers to which the devices are connected. Reasons for using an alternative include:

  • speed[1]
  • filtering (security, ad-bloking, porn-blocking, etc)[2]
  • reporting[3]
  • avoiding censorship[4]
  • redundancy (smart caching)[5]

Popular options include;

Provider IPs Alexa Traffic Rank Blocking Features
Google 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 1[6] no
Yandex 77.88.8.8 77.88.8.1 1265[7] optional virus or adult
OpenDNS 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 3421[8] optionally customizable reporting
Dyn 216.146.35.35 216.146.36.36 11049[9] reporting
OpenNIC 96.90.175.167 104.238.153.178 27.100.36.191 45.63.25.55

89.36.220.220 185.121.177.53 41.79.69.13 77.66.108.93 ...

251951[10] no many nodes
Provider IPs Alexa Traffic Rank Blocking Features

References

  1. ^ "How to Change Your Default DNS to Google DNS for Fast Internet Speeds". TechWorm. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  2. ^ "A simple way to get around Rogers' DNS re-directing". IT Business. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  3. ^ "OpenDNS Adds Centralized Reporting, IP-Layer Enforcement to Umbrella". mspmentor.net. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  4. ^ "Austrian Pirate Bay Blockade Censors Slovak Internet - TorrentFreak". TorrentFreak. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  5. ^ Security; Iana; Icann; Fcc; Google; again, DNS devastation: Top websites whacked offline as Dyn dies; dates, Coming soon to smart home devices? Best Before labels-with patch cut-off; IoT insecurity: US govt summons tech bosses, bashes heads together. "DNS devastation: Top websites whacked offline as Dyn dies again". Retrieved 2016-10-22. {{cite web}}: |last5= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Google at Alexa
  7. ^ Yandex at Alexa
  8. ^ OpenDNS at Alexa
  9. ^ Dyn at Alexa
  10. ^ OpenNIC at Alexa