- Aug 17, 2013
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The need for speed (and security): Cloudflare has developed a new DNS service for PCs and phones
- Thread starter HarborFront
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- Aug 31, 2016
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DNS requests from your PC to Cloudflare's DNS servers are not encrypted unless you use their DNS over HTTPS client or a third-party client.
You can also configure DNS over HTTPS in Firefox: Configure DNS Over HTTPS in Firefox - gHacks Tech News
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- Aug 17, 2013
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Thanks for the clarification.
- Jul 1, 2017
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From what I have tested, it finds IPs quickly, exactly what it should do. However, one big problem. It resolves to the actual IP of a domain instead of resolving to the closest CDN. For some people that might be great, to me, that's an issue on websites such as YouTube where videos take longer to load. I'm not sure I am using the right term but here is an example.
nslookup google.com with my current resolver: IP 216.******** (which is a server in Los Angeles, closest to me, ping 23 ms)
nslookup google.com with Cloudfare: IP 74.******** (it gave me the result instantly, but ping is 187 ms)
So whatever is going on on my end, Cloudfare gives me fast results but points me at the wrong servers.
nslookup google.com with my current resolver: IP 216.******** (which is a server in Los Angeles, closest to me, ping 23 ms)
nslookup google.com with Cloudfare: IP 74.******** (it gave me the result instantly, but ping is 187 ms)
So whatever is going on on my end, Cloudfare gives me fast results but points me at the wrong servers.
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