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    • WLS-ITGuyW
      WLS-ITGuy @JaredBusch
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      @jaredbusch said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

      @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

      OK, new project tomorrow. Install Pi-hole finally.

      Here is how to add porn blocking.
      https://mangolassi.it/topic/16905/add-porn-blocking-to-your-pi-hole

      So, combining the Cloudflare DNS and the pi-hole filter is basically like having a firewall with content filtering?

      If so, I just upgraded 2 of my Raspberry Pi's here at work. Might have a new project for home with one of the older R-Pis now.

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      • AdamFA
        AdamF @WLS-ITGuy
        last edited by

        @wls-itguy said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

        @jaredbusch said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

        @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

        OK, new project tomorrow. Install Pi-hole finally.

        Here is how to add porn blocking.
        https://mangolassi.it/topic/16905/add-porn-blocking-to-your-pi-hole

        So, combining the Cloudflare DNS and the pi-hole filter is basically like having a firewall with content filtering?

        If so, I just upgraded 2 of my Raspberry Pi's here at work. Might have a new project for home with one of the older R-Pis now.

        CloudFlare DNS is just DNS, just like any other DNS. However, their focus is on privacy, and they claim that they will not keep or sell your browsing history. Also, from what the stats say, they are much faster than other big DNS servers like 8.8.8.8

        Pi-Hole blocks ads/ad domains, but is also capable of blocking specific sites, or site lists.

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        • dafyreD
          dafyre @AdamF
          last edited by

          @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

          @wls-itguy said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

          @jaredbusch said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

          @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

          OK, new project tomorrow. Install Pi-hole finally.

          Here is how to add porn blocking.
          https://mangolassi.it/topic/16905/add-porn-blocking-to-your-pi-hole

          So, combining the Cloudflare DNS and the pi-hole filter is basically like having a firewall with content filtering?

          If so, I just upgraded 2 of my Raspberry Pi's here at work. Might have a new project for home with one of the older R-Pis now.

          CloudFlare DNS is just DNS, just like any other DNS. However, their focus is on privacy, and they claim that they will not keep or sell your browsing history. Also, from what the stats say, they are much faster than other big DNS servers like 8.8.8.8

          Pi-Hole blocks ads/ad domains, but is also capable of blocking specific sites, or site lists.

          I'm using a pihole VM (just set it up a couple of nights ago) pointed at CloudFlare. DNS is nice and snappy, that's for sure!

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          • AdamFA
            AdamF @dafyre
            last edited by

            @dafyre said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

            @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

            @wls-itguy said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

            @jaredbusch said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

            @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

            OK, new project tomorrow. Install Pi-hole finally.

            Here is how to add porn blocking.
            https://mangolassi.it/topic/16905/add-porn-blocking-to-your-pi-hole

            So, combining the Cloudflare DNS and the pi-hole filter is basically like having a firewall with content filtering?

            If so, I just upgraded 2 of my Raspberry Pi's here at work. Might have a new project for home with one of the older R-Pis now.

            CloudFlare DNS is just DNS, just like any other DNS. However, their focus is on privacy, and they claim that they will not keep or sell your browsing history. Also, from what the stats say, they are much faster than other big DNS servers like 8.8.8.8

            Pi-Hole blocks ads/ad domains, but is also capable of blocking specific sites, or site lists.

            I'm using a pihole VM (just set it up a couple of nights ago) pointed at CloudFlare. DNS is nice and snappy, that's for sure!

            Same here. Exact same setup. I'm just amazed at how much has been block in the past 15 minutes alone.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @AdamF
              last edited by

              @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

              @dafyre said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

              @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

              @wls-itguy said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

              @jaredbusch said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

              @fuznutz04 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

              OK, new project tomorrow. Install Pi-hole finally.

              Here is how to add porn blocking.
              https://mangolassi.it/topic/16905/add-porn-blocking-to-your-pi-hole

              So, combining the Cloudflare DNS and the pi-hole filter is basically like having a firewall with content filtering?

              If so, I just upgraded 2 of my Raspberry Pi's here at work. Might have a new project for home with one of the older R-Pis now.

              CloudFlare DNS is just DNS, just like any other DNS. However, their focus is on privacy, and they claim that they will not keep or sell your browsing history. Also, from what the stats say, they are much faster than other big DNS servers like 8.8.8.8

              Pi-Hole blocks ads/ad domains, but is also capable of blocking specific sites, or site lists.

              I'm using a pihole VM (just set it up a couple of nights ago) pointed at CloudFlare. DNS is nice and snappy, that's for sure!

              Same here. Exact same setup. I'm just amazed at how much has been block in the past 15 minutes alone.

              Yeah, you don't realize how much garbage you are downloading for every little thing until you use Pi-Hole.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                It really does improve your bandwidth usage!

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                • magicmarkerM
                  magicmarker
                  last edited by

                  I used Steve Gibson's DNS Benchmark tool on my network and Cloudflare's DNS servers didn't beat Quad9 by much. May be worth using the tool on your network to verify before switching your DNS. Needless to say, 1.1.1.1 was faster so I switched my pihole to Cloudflare.

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                  • coliverC
                    coliver @magicmarker
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                    @magicmarker said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                    I used Steve Gibson's DNS Benchmark tool on my network and Cloudflare's DNS servers didn't beat Quad9 by much. May be worth using the tool on your network to verify before switching your DNS. Needless to say, 1.1.1.1 was faster so I switched my pihole to Cloudflare.

                    Eh one is run by the US government the other a fairly well recognized industry vendor.

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender @coliver
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                      @coliver said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                      @magicmarker said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                      I used Steve Gibson's DNS Benchmark tool on my network and Cloudflare's DNS servers didn't beat Quad9 by much. May be worth using the tool on your network to verify before switching your DNS. Needless to say, 1.1.1.1 was faster so I switched my pihole to Cloudflare.

                      Eh one is run by the US government the other a fairly well recognized industry vendor.

                      Yeah - no interest in running Quad9 from this side of the screen. Hell I'll take Google DNS over Gov't DNS any day.

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch
                        last edited by

                        Yeah, Quad9 can go fly a kite.

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                        • dbeatoD
                          dbeato @magicmarker
                          last edited by

                          @magicmarker said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                          I used Steve Gibson's DNS Benchmark tool on my network and Cloudflare's DNS servers didn't beat Quad9 by much. May be worth using the tool on your network to verify before switching your DNS. Needless to say, 1.1.1.1 was faster so I switched my pihole to Cloudflare.

                          What if we want to test the DNS with other OS like Linux and Mac ? That tool won't do 😞

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @magicmarker
                            last edited by

                            @magicmarker said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                            I used Steve Gibson's DNS Benchmark tool on my network and Cloudflare's DNS servers didn't beat Quad9 by much. May be worth using the tool on your network to verify before switching your DNS. Needless to say, 1.1.1.1 was faster so I switched my pihole to Cloudflare.

                            That it is "roughly as fast" is all that we need to want to switch. That it is actually faster, even if only a tiny bit, is just an extra bonus.

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                            • ObsolesceO
                              Obsolesce
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                              Aaaannnnnddddd it fails already....

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                              Looks like I'm sticking with Google DNS for now.

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                              • dbeatoD
                                dbeato @Obsolesce
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                                @tim_g said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                                Aaaannnnnddddd it fails already....

                                0_1522813407450_aeafa5f8-7b26-4cf6-8487-812ea4bf421e-image.png

                                Looks like I'm sticking with Google DNS for now.

                                Mmm it is working here very fast too.

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                                • black3dynamiteB
                                  black3dynamite @dbeato
                                  last edited by

                                  @dbeato said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                                  @tim_g said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                                  Aaaannnnnddddd it fails already....

                                  0_1522813407450_aeafa5f8-7b26-4cf6-8487-812ea4bf421e-image.png

                                  Looks like I'm sticking with Google DNS for now.

                                  Mmm it is working here very fast too.

                                  It works for me too.

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                                  • I
                                    i3
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                                    Anyone using AT&T having issues using 1.1.1.1? It resolves to CloudFlare, however, ping latency is 1ms and a tracert only has one hop which is the 1.1.1.1. Seems like that IP is assigned to the onsite AT&T modem. Is it even worth trying to explain to an AT&T support rep? Seems like it may be a long phone call with no resolution.

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                                    • SmithErickS
                                      SmithErick @i3
                                      last edited by

                                      @i3 Have you tried using the secondary 1.0.0.1 server?

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch @i3
                                        last edited by

                                        @i3 said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                                        Anyone using AT&T having issues using 1.1.1.1? It resolves to CloudFlare, however, ping latency is 1ms and a tracert only has one hop which is the 1.1.1.1. Seems like that IP is assigned to the onsite AT&T modem. Is it even worth trying to explain to an AT&T support rep? Seems like it may be a long phone call with no resolution.

                                        It is also definitely worth phone calls or something because

                                        1. It is not a private IP address
                                        2. AT&T does not own it
                                        3. AT&T is not allowed to steal traffic.
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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                                          last edited by

                                          @jaredbusch said in CloudFlare Launches Privacy First DNS Service:

                                          1. AT&T is not allowed to steal traffic.

                                          If this is on the modem, it's a bit weird as it is local and not at AT&T.

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                                            Alex Sage @i3
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                                            @i3 Confirmed that AT&T isn’t working correctly.

                                            https://blog.cloudflare.com/fixing-reachability-to-1-1-1-1-globally/

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