Google Public DNS Down?
Posted by Planet Malaysia on December 4, 2009
Google just announced Google Public DNS, a new service that lets consumers use Google as their DNS service provider which similar to OpenDNS.
What is Google Public DNS?
Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.To try it out:
* Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers or
* Read our configuration instructions.
Check out more details about Google Public DNS FAQ here.
Immediate I did a quick test with my desktop using ‘ping’ and the result is Ping Timeout? What? The Google Public DNS IP Address 8.8.8.8 is down? Google blocked ping icmp? Shall I use Google DNS for now? No thanks!
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As far as I know, Google has the maintenance of its servers staggered so one is always running.
Good dns server and fast