cloudflare DNS -- anyone using it?

[wannagamer]

For anyone involved in making websites; he or she would know that Cloudflare.com pretty much is the biggest DNS/CDN provider for web now. They have recently launched a public DNS resolver to compete with Google DNS.

I've started using Cloudflare DNS. Their IPs are:

1.1.1.1 (don't use this)
1.0.0.1 (Use this)

--- PTCL is blocking 1.1.1.1 because they probably use this IP for their internal network. However, 1.0.0.1 works. Just put that as your primary DNS resolver. Leave the secondary DNS field empty.

The speeds of loading websites will have now become considerably faster.

They are now the fastest public DNS beating Google DNS/Open DNS etc., by a wide margin.

Have a look here: DNS Performance - Compare the speed and uptime of enterprise and commercial DNS services | DNSPerf

Thank me later.

 

[iampasha]

Yea I was wondering why 1.1.1.1 wasn't working on connect. I'll try the second one thanks.

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[wannagamer]

Yea I was wondering why 1.1.1.1 wasn't working on connect. I'll try the second one thanks.

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Yup, just use 1.0.0.1 as the primary DNS. Leave the second field (secondary DNS) empty.

Please share your initial website load times.

Don't forget to reboot the PC.

 

[gullfounder]

1.1.1.1 was working for me. But it was not as good as Google DNS.

 

[murtaza12]

Yup, just use 1.0.0.1 as the primary DNS. Leave the second field (secondary DNS) empty.

Please share your initial website load times.

Don't forget to reboot the PC.

Or just run

ipconfig /flushdns and then clear browser history and then try.

 

[ASKnASK]

I have the new PTCL VDSL modem.. How do I use a custom DNS there?

 

[Farrukhkazimi]

I have the new PTCL VDSL modem.. How do I use a custom DNS there?

Advanced Setup > DNS then fill the primary and secondary DNS.

 

[ASKnASK]

Advanced Setup > DNS then fill the primary and secondary DNS.

It only gives options to select DNS from the interfaces. Manual input is disabled (only available for IPv6).

 

[gullfounder]

It only gives options to select DNS from the interfaces. Manual input is disabled (only available for IPv6).

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

 

[ASKnASK]

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Yeah that's not available in this modem. Only the top option is.

The manual input is only available for IPv6.

 

[gullfounder]

Yeah that's not available in this modem. Only the top option is.

The manual input is only available for IPv6.

In that case you will have to add DNS on each device your self.

 

[wannagamer]

Latest PTCL VDSL modems have disabled normal DNS settings. They only have IP6 DNS available; this does not work.

Manually needs to be completed for every device.

 

[itstaha17]

Does latency to DNS servers matter? I am currently using my dynamic DNS from ISP, but I recieve 130ms to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 while I recieve 40ms to 8.8.8.8 and 120ms to 8.8.4.4.

Which one should I use? Google or Cloudflare? Also does it have any effect on game ping?

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[wannagamer]

Does latency to DNS servers matter? I am currently using my dynamic DNS from ISP, but I recieve 130ms to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 while I recieve 40ms to 8.8.8.8 and 120ms to 8.8.4.4.

Which one should I use? Google or Cloudflare? Also does it have any effect on game ping?

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Latency is a primary factor when it comes to speed of the internet. For you clearly; Google DNS is faster. Keep that.

 

[fpga123]

The latency kills it for me. 100ms on Nayatel. Google at 43ms. No comparison.

 

[wannagamer]

******UPDATE******


PTCL has removed the block for 1.1.1.1 — the Internet’s Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver - the website can now be loaded.

 

[wannagamer]

The latency kills it for me. 100ms on Nayatel. Google at 43ms. No comparison.

The quality has improved a lot now that a few months have passed. Give it another try; if it doesn't work out, stick to google.

 

[fpga123]

The quality has improved a lot now that a few months have passed. Give it another try; if it doesn't work out, stick to google.

It doesn't matter anymore now as I have shifted to a subscription VPN service. Only for torrents that I don't use it.

 

[fpga123]

I checked again, 1.1.1.1 has shown improvement of 1ms at 99ms while google has further improved by 7ms at 36ms

 

[wannagamer]

It will improve over time; this is my best guess.