BSNL DNS SETTING

[soumyadeep.chelsea.bhowal]

I'm confused which dns to choose is the default 192.168.1.1 ok....because it shows 1ms ping or some other dns will be good...pls suggest

 

[ps111193]

192.168.1.1 will block access to some websites

 

[Sushubh]

192.168.1.1 would i assume use the dns set by your internet service provider. so if it works well for you, continue using it. otherwise use one of the many third party options available like cloudflare, opendns, google, quad, NextDNS etc.

 

[JB701]

See which one's the fastest yourself using this tool (make sure to try on wired connection to avoid WiFi latency jitters):

GRC's | DNS Nameserver Performance Benchmark

DNS Nameserver Performance Benchmark

www.grc.com

 

[soumyadeep.chelsea.bhowal]

192.168.1.1 is showing 1ms in this benchmark others are little slow....just wanted to know if i keep it at this will it be ok??

 

[Sushubh]

192.168.1.1 is basically your own router. It would always be fast. If pings to it goes above 1ms, you better get a new cable.

 

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[soumyadeep.chelsea.bhowal]

I just want a dns having the fastest experience... so which one will be great???

 

[JB701]

What's your pings to 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 ?

 

[soumyadeep.chelsea.bhowal]

What's your pings to 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 ? ...............its 50ms

 

[JB701]

Both of them? 50ms is quite bad for 8.8.8.8 as it belongs to Google and should be peered directly. Can you send over results?

There are reasons to NOT use your ISP DNS (192.168.1.1 is your router and your router likely has BSNL's DNS servers configured on it):
1. BSNL blocks websites using DNS
2. BSNL's DNS may not be as reliable as Google's or Cloudflare
3. BSNL's DNS caching may not be as good as others which means higher lookup times for some sites