Question about DNS
Question about DNS
I understand this might seem like a silly question, but I'm curious about the tools DNS providers use and whether they encounter any problems. Right now I'm using Cloudflare 1.1.1.1, but I notice it's slower than Virgin Media's DNS—up to 51MB/s compared to their 55MB/s. On US sites, it drops to 29-35MB/s. I've asked Virgin directly, and they say they're not oversubscribed and have no issues, so I'm considering other options... Thanks!
This could influence download speed when resolving another domain, but it won't impact your download rates.
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Packet flow shows consistent results with minimal loss across all tests.
Round-trip times range from 9.052 to 26.350 ms depending on the IP.
No significant packet drops were recorded in any of the samples.
Privacy practices appear transparent and compliant.
Others have mentioned that DNS mainly affects how long it takes for your computer to locate a site it doesn’t already know. After finding it, DNS settings don’t influence the actual speed of the site’s transfer. We typically experience 350/20 with virgin media, and outside of speed tests and CDN/multihomed downloads like Steam, this consistency is uncommon. The connection is possible, but rarely does every part of the path between our home and the site run at such high speeds. Regarding our home network, we use a dnscrypt proxy to encrypt all DNS requests, with Cloudflare (DNS over HTTPS, DoH) serving as our main resolver. If Cloudflare can’t resolve a domain, we switch to a few alternative resolvers, though this scenario is very rare.
Is this just switching DNS settings and checking speed? That approach isn’t ideal for evaluating DNS performance. You can perform this test to identify which endpoints load most quickly for you. https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm This benchmark helps pinpoint the fastest responses after a name resolves. For DNS queries, focus on minimizing latency rather than overall bandwidth.