![]() Use this on your broadband router's DHCP server so all devices will be assigned this IP as their DNS server. Pretty neat, huh?īoth ControlD and NextDNS.io will provide you with the IP address of the DNS servers assigned to you. Turn it on and all your connections will appear like you are connecting from another country. NextDNS.io has an analytics dashboard, similar to Pi-Hole, that shows you an overview of the performance of the service, such as Top Blocked Domains, Top Resolved Domains, Number of Queries, Number of Queries Blocked, etc.ĬontrolD, OTOH, has an added paid service that masks your connection to make it appear that you are from on another country. NextDNS.io provides a whole plethora of other features that you can configure. There are times when you suspect websites to contain trackers, you will only know when you look at the log. Sometimes when a website is behaving weirdly or a mobile application is not functioning as it should be?-?there maybe domains that are blocked that you need to unblock. Turn on logging only when you are troubleshooting access. ![]() On NextDNS.io, if you turn on logging, you can define the retention from an hour up to two (2) years, which is not recommended. On ControlD, you can turn it on but it will automatically turn off after two (2) hours. Logs Logging of queries from your network can be turned on and off. Both ControlD and NextDNS.io allow users to customize their allow-list and deny-list. There are domains that are not present on either of the public repositories used by NextDNS.io, nor the ControlD database, e.g., some country-specific trackers like. However, unlike NextDNS.io, ControlD maintains, curates and controls the database, i.e., you cannot mix and match from different sources. Similarly, ControlD uses a database of domains as well. Users can mix and match different sources. NextDNS.io uses a database of domains to block that is created from different user-maintained, public repositories. You can choose from the free, unfiltered DNS service provided by 76.76.2.0, one with malware blocking at 72.72.2.1, another with malware and ad blocking at 72.72.2.2, and finally, the malware + ad + social blocking at 72.72.2.3.īoth NextDNS.io and ControlD provide DNS over TLS and DNS over HTTPS, just in case you need them. ![]() When you exceed the free-tier quota, the DNS service will still function, but without the ad and tracker blocking.ĬontrolD has public DNS services as well. The free-tier of NextDNS allows you to have a cumulative total of 300,000 DNS queries/month, which is more than enough for a few devices. NextDNS.io requires that you create an account before you can use its free public DNS services. I have written about NextDNS.iobefore, but there is a new player in town, ControlD, from the company that brought us Windscribe VPN. For those who do not have the time to spare to learn Linux, there are similar services that you can subscribe to that do not require maintaining your own Linux server. One thing about Pi-Hole is that you need to be familiar with Linux and have a spare server that you can leave on 24x7. It is a network-wide ad and tracker blocker?-?if you have multiple devices on your home network, this open-source project simply adds the much needed protection from trackers that are embedded specially on mobile applications. I have been using the Pi-hole on my home network for years now.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |