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1.1.1.1: Fast, privacy-first consumer DNS service

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1895 points _l4jh | 1 comments | 01 Apr 18 12:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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ComputerGuru ◴[01 Apr 18 13:18 UTC] No.16728122[source]▶
This is bad, bad, bad advice. You don't set the DNS on your local machine. That breaks things. The DNS needs to be set at the gateway. If you change your PC/mac's DNS to an external service, you won't be able to resolve any addresses on the local network.

Come on, CloudFlare. You guys know better than that. Please stop breaking the (local) internet.

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1. twic ◴[01 Apr 18 13:23 UTC] No.16728144[source]▶
This is useful for use cases for which that doesn't matter. Using your computer or devices at home, on your own wifi, where there is no need to resolve local addresses. Or on public wifi, such as in a café, where there is no need to resolve local addresses, and you don't control the gateway.