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I need some honest advice about which DNS server to pick in Portmaster Firewall.
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<blockquote data-quote="Morro" data-source="post: 1049213" data-attributes="member: 1765"><p>Okay, the topic title already mentions it.</p><p></p><p>A short while ago, I started using Portmaster Firewall because I saw that I could finally use nextDNS in it.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://safing.io/" target="_blank">Portmaster Firewall</a></p><p></p><p>Now Portmaster has filter lists as well, but I thought... hey, together with NextDNS it will be great. So I set NextDNS in Portmaster... checked if it was working in my NextDNS logs, and it was. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But I never really checked in Portmaster after that until about 3 days ago. At that moment, I saw quite a few blocked entries in Portmaster for NextDNS because it tried to bypass Portmaster? So the past 3 days I kept checking Portmaster, and it keeps showing the blocked entries for nextDNS. Then it dawned on me that Portmaster and NextDNS might work somewhat (Or a lot.) similar, so that could be the reason for Portmaster blocking the bypass attempts from NextDNS. So I have decided to pick a different DNS server in Portmaster for my Desktop PC.</p><p></p><p>I am comfortable doing so, because Portmaster does a lot, and combined with the rest of my security setup and my own Brain I feel safe. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> HOWEVER... I am not sure which DNS server I should pick inside Portmaster. It has the following that it can set up for me.</p><p></p><p>* Cloudflare (With Malware Filter.)</p><p>* Quad9</p><p>* Adguard</p><p>* Foundation of Applied Privacy</p><p></p><p>Now I have used Quad9 in the past, and it was too slow for my taste, but it is mentioned, so I still place it here. I am looking to find out which one you people advise me to use. Please also let me know why I might want to use the one you advise.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>BTW: I will continue to use NextDNS on my Smartphone. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morro, post: 1049213, member: 1765"] Okay, the topic title already mentions it. A short while ago, I started using Portmaster Firewall because I saw that I could finally use nextDNS in it. [URL='https://safing.io/']Portmaster Firewall[/URL] Now Portmaster has filter lists as well, but I thought... hey, together with NextDNS it will be great. So I set NextDNS in Portmaster... checked if it was working in my NextDNS logs, and it was. :) But I never really checked in Portmaster after that until about 3 days ago. At that moment, I saw quite a few blocked entries in Portmaster for NextDNS because it tried to bypass Portmaster? So the past 3 days I kept checking Portmaster, and it keeps showing the blocked entries for nextDNS. Then it dawned on me that Portmaster and NextDNS might work somewhat (Or a lot.) similar, so that could be the reason for Portmaster blocking the bypass attempts from NextDNS. So I have decided to pick a different DNS server in Portmaster for my Desktop PC. I am comfortable doing so, because Portmaster does a lot, and combined with the rest of my security setup and my own Brain I feel safe. :) HOWEVER... I am not sure which DNS server I should pick inside Portmaster. It has the following that it can set up for me. * Cloudflare (With Malware Filter.) * Quad9 * Adguard * Foundation of Applied Privacy Now I have used Quad9 in the past, and it was too slow for my taste, but it is mentioned, so I still place it here. I am looking to find out which one you people advise me to use. Please also let me know why I might want to use the one you advise.:) BTW: I will continue to use NextDNS on my Smartphone. (y) [/QUOTE]
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