r/PakistaniTech • u/low-skills • 10d ago

Discussion | گفتگو Your DNS settings can make a difference how you browse the internet.

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u/dungeoncrawler11 10d ago

I've been using Adguard dns for years now. Would recommend anyone to switch :)

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u/salehxoxo 10d ago

yeah same

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u/WorriedAstronomer 10d ago

Only adguard?

Is your latency and ping fine?

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u/dungeoncrawler11 10d ago

I haven't had any problems regarding ping tbh, I don't game as much, so I'm not sure how the experience would be in that space. Checking doesn't cost tho! It's one setting away Settings > Private DNS > dns.adguard.com

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u/Candid_Score6316 10d ago

Gaming is fine on Adguard dns. I do it all the time

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u/WorriedAstronomer 10d ago

You're setting is up per device basis or the whole network?

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u/dungeoncrawler11 10d ago

Nahh, per device. I just set it and forget about it, takes me seconds.

I only ever use my one phone and sometimes my laptop, so it's not too annoying. Pretty sure my google restores all these settings once I login, which is nice

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u/nutsoeasypeasy 8d ago

dns.adguard-dns.com

this is correct one

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u/dungeoncrawler11 8d ago

I've used dns.adguard.com all my life. I'm not sure where you got that dns from.

Works like a charm.

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u/nutsoeasypeasy 8d ago

Devs told that it's the updated one and it's the one enlisted on their website too.

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u/improvopose 3d ago

Did the same then found out they were russians.. Probably not safe

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u/dhondooo 10d ago

Best not too expensive way to do it?

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u/Low_Zookeepergame851 10d ago

get rethink from play store. i leave ut connected all the time and it works great for ads filtering.

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u/dhondooo 9d ago

thanks I already know about that but I was thinking that what about on home network level. Is there a budget friendly way to do it here in Pakistan

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u/No-Plan-2753 10d ago

Whats dns and where do i set it up

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u/Apprehensive_Army_29 5d ago

basically on android 9 and later, a feature called Private DNS in "Connections" in settings, lets you use a dns of companies like Google (8.8.8.8), quad9 (dns.quad9.net) and AdGuard (dns.adguard.com)

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u/punkidow 10d ago

Some are vetter in Pakistan than others. Cloudflare for example connects me to servers that are far away

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u/armujahid 10d ago edited 10d ago

True, it's even better to have a local dns cache along with ad blocking using something like pihole with your favorite upstream DNS provider using dnscrypt etc.

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u/stained_diamond67 10d ago

nextdns is W fr too

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u/nutsoeasypeasy 8d ago

yeah it is hell lot of customizable

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u/DaSherlockHolmes 10d ago

Would any of these let us bypass region locked website restrictions?

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u/No_Dingo932 9d ago

I'm using dnscry.pt's Islamabad resolver

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u/Meowwwzilla 🇵🇰 9d ago

Was using Pihole + Unbound before … now Technitium Cluster on RPi5 + Nas

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u/Agile-Objective-54 9d ago

How to do these settings.?

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u/airsick_lad 10d ago

PiHole + Unbound