[tor-relays] ORSN DNS servers vs OpenNic

niftybunny abuse at to-surf-and-protect.net
Fri Aug 4 17:07:56 UTC 2017


> On 4. Aug 2017, at 18:43, Nagaev Boris <bnagaev at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 3:18 PM, niftybunny
> <abuse at to-surf-and-protect.net <mailto:abuse at to-surf-and-protect.net>> wrote:
>> I use:
>> 
>> nameserver 204.152.184.76
>> nameserver 194.150.168.168
>> nameserver 213.73.91.35
>> nameserver 8.8.8.8
>> 
>> works fine. Google as gateway of last resort :)
> 
> I'd add also 77.88.8.8 (https://dns.yandex.ru <https://dns.yandex.ru/>) and 80.80.80.80
> (http://freenom.world <http://freenom.world/>) to the list.
> 
> What do you think about the following configuration?
> 
> Tor -> DNS cache ->
> 1. Your own recursive DNS resolver
> 2. (if it fails) Your ISP's DNS resolver
> 3. (if it fails) Open DNS servers (maybe random of them?)
> 

Try it out and please tell us in a few weeks how it is going.
Btw, there are a lot of big ISPs that use Google DNS per default … I am looking at you DigitalOcean, OVH and reseller etc …
As a german subject I trust the CCC and their DNS servers. They are a pain in the ass to our government ….

niftybunny

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>> 
>> niftybunny
>> 
>> Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.
>> 
>> Thomas Gray
>> 
>> On 4. Aug 2017, at 16:11, Chuck McAndrew <chuck.mcandrew at leblibrary.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> What are the best DNS servers to use for Privacy? I have been using OpenNic
>> Project servers which don't do logging, but recently found out about the
>> Open Root Server Network (ORSN) and have been considering using them as
>> well. Does anyone have any thoughts, positive or negative, about either of
>> these? Are there better public DNS servers to use?
>> Thanks
>> Chuck
>> 
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