I attach two screenshots:
Summary page shows Google servers but WAN status page shows two 78.xxx servers. I'm pretty sure that these are Talktalk's
I'm confused, which am I running on?
Google DNS servers
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PDilly
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Google DNS servers
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billion_fan
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Re: Google DNS servers
You are using the google DNS severs, the Status >> WAN page just shows what DNS servers the ISP passing over/offering (you don't need to use them obviously)PDilly wrote:I attach two screenshots:
Summary page shows Google servers but WAN status page shows two 78.xxx servers. I'm pretty sure that these are Talktalk's
I'm confused, which am I running on?
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PDilly
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Re: Google DNS servers
thanks BF
that's great. must have done something right!
that's great. must have done something right!
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isablend
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Re: Google DNS servers
Whats the advantage of using the google DNS servers? Surely they are further away which would slow address resolution? or am I missing something?
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PDilly
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Re: Google DNS servers
In general, they are faster and offer better security
Certainly quicker than Talktalk!
Certainly quicker than Talktalk!
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billion_fan
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Re: Google DNS servers
Some ISP DNS servers get clogged down and become slow or unresponsive, so it good to have a option to be able to change DNS sevrersisablend wrote:Whats the advantage of using the google DNS servers? Surely they are further away which would slow address resolution? or am I missing something?