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Re:Start Your Own ISP by thom_nic on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @09:23PM (#16164946)
I noticed on [1] that you list 8.8.9.9 as Google's DNS server. Did you mean 8.8.4.4? If I `dig @8.8.9.9 ..` I get no response.

[1] https://startyourownisp.com/posts/build-your-infrastructure/

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Re:Start Your Own ISP by saagarjha on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @10:45PM (#16165302)
They may have meant 8.8.8.8 as well.
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Re:Start Your Own ISP by grahamburger on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @09:37PM (#16165020)
Woops I think so! Thanks nice catch!
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Re:Start Your Own ISP by lucb1e on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @10:02AM (#16168397)
Why use Google DNS? We have no idea what's being done with the data, and 'apt install bind9' + two configuration options is enough to run your own.
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Re:Start Your Own ISP by grahamburger on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @03:16PM (#16171376)
Agreed that this is a better solution but the point of the site is to get from 0 to 1 customer as simply as possible and setting up a DNS server adds a complication. Another HN user recommended opennic, though - I might change the recommendation from Google to something like that.
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Re:Start Your Own ISP by lucb1e on Thursday January 18, 2018 @07:58AM (#16176709)
I see. OpenDNS would be another, but I'm not sure who owns them (iirc they were bought by someone that made me go "ah, no more OpenDNS for me" but I might misremember). Opennic I didn't know of, I'll check that out next time I need a resolver somewhere :)
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