Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Google's public DNS service

2009-12-08 Thread Adam
I know that anyone can use any DNS server that's exposed to the internet, also for free, so what's the big deal about google? IMO a DNS server configured that way is poorly configured (unless you're actually trying to run a public service, as google is). Instead the use of BINDs allow-recursion

[gentoo-user] [OT] Google's public DNS service

2009-12-07 Thread walt
I just found out that google is offering its DNS servers to the public for free. as usual. I know that anyone can use any DNS server that's exposed to the internet, also for free, so what's the big deal about google? Well, they say that their DNS servers are more resistant to cache poisoning

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Google's public DNS service

2009-12-07 Thread Bill Kenworthy
looks interesting ... I think many ISP's use DNS to manage/direct traffic internally so will this bypass or break parts of their network for the google DNS user? off the top of my head, the explanations I have seen give a reasonable approach to security of your footprints as you travel the