Linux DNS – Have You Changed From Your ISP's DNS Servers?

[Unison]

Linux DNS – Have You Changed From Your ISP's DNS Servers?​

I've recently been looking at the DNS settings on my Manjaro Linux PC.

Originally it was using the DNS servers supplied automatically by my ISP/router, but I decided to change them to Cloudflare DNS:

1.1.1.1
1.0.0.1

After making the change through NetworkManager, I wanted to make sure Linux was actually using the new servers rather than just assuming the GUI setting had worked.

I checked with:

nmcli dev show | grep DNS

and got:

IP4.DNS[1]: 1.1.1.1
IP4.DNS[2]: 1.0.0.1

So NetworkManager is definitely applying the Cloudflare DNS servers correctly.

It got me wondering what everyone else uses.

Do you stick with the DNS servers provided by your ISP, or have you changed to something like Cloudflare, Google or Quad9?

And if you've changed, have you noticed any genuine difference in browsing speed, reliability or resolving websites?

Also, what's your preferred way of configuring DNS on Linux — NetworkManager, systemd-resolved, or something else?

Be interested to hear what everyone is using and why.

 

[CyborJaX]

Something I had never thought about to be honest, could be interesting to try in the future. What is the advantage if any of doing this move ??

 

[Unison]

Something I had never thought about to be honest, could be interesting to try in the future. What is the advantage if any of doing this move ??

From what I've read, the main advantage is that it can sometimes make websites respond a little quicker and can be more reliable than the DNS your internet provider gives you.

I changed mine to Cloudflare mainly to give it a try and see if I noticed any difference. So far everything is working fine, but I wouldn't say it's suddenly made my internet massively faster.

It's very easy to change back if you don't like it, so probably worth having a play with at some point.

 

[Janobi]

Changing of DNS is relatively common in some spaces. Depends on what you're using it for, most companies use an internal DNS system that forwards to external DNS, mainly to control what people can/cannot see in the workplace.

I've changed my home DNS once or twice to google or cloudflare DNS. Changing of DNS won't make your internet faster, DNS is literally so we humans can enter a web address, the PC will change that to an IP address and use that, to route to the necessary location.

 

[Unison]

Changing of DNS is relatively common in some spaces. Depends on what you're using it for, most companies use an internal DNS system that forwards to external DNS, mainly to control what people can/cannot see in the workplace.

I've changed my home DNS once or twice to google or cloudflare DNS. Changing of DNS won't make your internet faster, DNS is literally so we humans can enter a web address, the PC will change that to an IP address and use that, to route to the necessary location.

Just out of curosity do you think here is running faster in general as it seems quicker this end ?

 

[papa2]

From what I've read, the main advantage is that it can sometimes make websites respond a little quicker and can be more reliable than the DNS your internet provider gives you.

I changed mine to Cloudflare mainly to give it a try and see if I noticed any difference. So far everything is working fine, but I wouldn't say it's suddenly made my internet massively faster.

It's very easy to change back if you don't like it, so probably worth having a play with at some point.

You appear to be using a linux distro , if your looking for snappier browsing you should give Brave Origin a try , normally £50 but free on linux

 

[CyborJaX]

You appear to be using a linux distro , if your looking for snappier browsing you should give Brave Origin a try , normally £50 but free on linux

Hi papa2 I have been using Brave for quite awhile now, I even put it on my Samsung Phone I like it it keeps allot of the crap out of the way, you do have odd sites it doesn't like but generally OK for me ...

 

[Unison]

You appear to be using a linux distro , if your looking for snappier browsing you should give Brave Origin a try , normally £50 but free on linux

Thanks for the suggestion I’ve actually just installed Brave Origin on Manjaro today and got it all set up.

So far I’m impressed — it does feel quick and responsive. I’ll give it a proper run for a while and see how I get on with it. Can’t complain at free either!