[aklug] Re: Google DNS

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Scott A. Johnson
<scott.a.johnson@gmail.com> wrote:
> For those that haven't heard yet, Google has launched a free, public
> DNS resolver service (see
> http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/183638/google_launches_alte=
rnative_dns_resolver.html).
> =A0I thought this was great as I can finally specify something other
> than the GCI DNS servers that are reliable and free. =A0Best, and
> probably the least expected part is (and sorry GCI, this is where you
> lost some respect from me) the servers actually return NXDOMAIN when
> applicable! =A0Nope, the DNS servers don't just redirect you to a Google
> search page.
>
> IP addresses are super easy to remember as well - 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4.
>

Have you tried Level3's Public DNS servers?

 dig yahooisawesome.com @4.2.2.6

; <<>> DiG 9.5.1-P2 <<>> yahooisawesome.com @4.2.2.6
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 53053
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;yahooisawesome.com. IN A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
com. 645 IN SOA a.gtld-servers.net.
nstld.verisign-grs.com. 1259916604 1800 900 604800 86400

;; Query time: 102 msec
;; SERVER: 4.2.2.6#53(4.2.2.6)
;; WHEN: Thu Dec 3 23:53:20 2009
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 109

They are 4.2.2.1 - 4.2.2.6

-Mike G
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Received on Thu Dec 3 23:56:30 2009