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1.1.1.1: Fast, privacy-first consumer DNS service

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1895 points _l4jh | 5 comments | 01 Apr 18 12:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.678s | 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. danellis ◴[01 Apr 18 13:24 UTC] No.16728148[source]▶
How many people have local DNS at home? Not many, I'd wager. How many know how to access their router? Also not many.

Besides, "In your router’s configuration page, locate the DNS server settings."

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2. icedchai ◴[01 Apr 18 13:49 UTC] No.16728235[source]▶
I've been running my own DNS servers since 1996, when I had my first dedicated connection (an ISDN line.) I never use my ISP's DNS.
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3. azureel ◴[02 Apr 18 06:45 UTC] No.16732787[source]▶
Here in Hacker News: Many.
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4. danellis ◴[02 Apr 18 20:06 UTC] No.16738738[source]▶
Exactly. HN is a bubble, and I think people forget they don't represent the average consumer.
5. danellis ◴[02 Apr 18 20:08 UTC] No.16738751[source]▶
You're not typical of the average consumer, though. Don't forget that HN is a particularly technical crowd, so you can't use it to judge how technically competent Internet users are.