Why is OpenDNS so fast and why doesn't everyone use it?

[13Gigatons]

I changed dns in Godaddy and it only took a couple minutes to show up in openDNS and direct me to the right host.

Why do we still need the whole wait 72 hours thing?

 

[jaqie]

I've had serious issues with OpenDNS consistency, so I stopped using them. Most of the time, openDNS works fine, but every once in a while it just chokes, in a bad way.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

OpenDNS is awesome, never had any problems.

 

[CptCrunch]

i <3 opendns

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: jaqie
I've had serious issues with OpenDNS consistency, so I stopped using them. Most of the time, openDNS works fine, but every once in a while it just chokes, in a bad way.

Same here.

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: jaqie
I've had serious issues with OpenDNS consistency, so I stopped using them. Most of the time, openDNS works fine, but every once in a while it just chokes, in a bad way.

Same here.

ditto. it just doesnt find some sites or subdomain of sites that other dns servers have no problem with.

 

[13Gigatons]

Originally posted by: Zee

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: jaqie
I've had serious issues with OpenDNS consistency, so I stopped using them. Most of the time, openDNS works fine, but every once in a while it just chokes, in a bad way.

Same here.

ditto. it just doesnt find some sites or subdomain of sites that other dns servers have no problem with.

What sites did you have problems with???

 

[bearxor]

I tried using it for a resolution server at work. Sometimes it just slows to a crawl. Don't get me wrong though, usually that's still better than your default DNS server the ISP gives you.

The other problem I had with using ODNS at work was their search page in case a site wasn't found or something. People would put in help desk tickets because they thought their computer had been hijacked with spyware or something.

I just use some root servers now. I think 4.4.4.2 and 4.4.4.1.

 

[olds]

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[videogames101]

I Heart OpenDNS

 

[yours truly]

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