Google, OpenDNS, Cloudflare DNS with Airtel XStream Fiber feels very slow.

[Sushubh]

for router level. just make 2-3 accounts and change them when you run out of queries. again if you don't want to pay. i mean dns would still work just fine. ad blocking and other features would not work.

 

[Juniper]

I would pay for it than thinking about hitting 300k anytime and getting Ads.

 

[Sushubh]

this is why i stopped using it on router level and just have 2 accounts shared between multiple devices. it is a one time setup and works when you are out of the house as well. i really don't understand why anyone would bother setting it up on router level. unless you are using something like a pihole and caching queries locally. if you are going to use NextDNS as primary dns, best to run it directly on devices.

 

[Juniper]

It will ultimately result in longer processing time. First your router level dns does resolving, then your phone(NextDNS) does resolving once again.

20-30ms increment.

 

[Juniper]

Also setting up manually on devices is going to kill the purpose of using PfSense/OpenWRT.

 

[cwaluv]

Also setting up manually on devices is going to kill the purpose of using PfSense/OpenWRT.

True.

 

[Sushubh]

dunno. i am using openwrt for dual wan and more control on what device connects through which isp. seems too much work to keep it running just for dns when cloud solutions exist.

 

[Juniper]

I am also using OpenWRT for dual-wan.
Failover is working fine, Excitel(Primary), Airtel (secondary).
I failed to do load balancing. It shows Excitel sometimes, sometimes Airtel so I gave up on it.

My dream of hitting 700Mbps, 400Mbps(excitel) + 300Mbps(airtel) shattered.

 

[Sushubh]

i am using failover as well. BUT, since i prefer excitel for browsing (airtel blocks too many domains)... airtel is used on pi and some other devices exclusively. seemed like a waste to use airtel for just when excitel goes down when i am paying more for it than i am paying excitel lol. so i use it for torrenting and some of the mobile devices at home coz 100mbps is enough for them. fire tv and laptops in the house go through excitel.

 

[Juniper]

Yeah, those who need 24*7 connectivity, have to go through this.
Though I am thinking to downgrade Airtel to 100Mbps for now than disconnecting as Excitel went down twice in last 5 days.

I have 4 sources of Internet now because of must 24*7 internet.
Airtel Fiber, Excitel, Airtel postpaid and Vi postpaid.