Comments on: OpenDNS hits 4 billion queries. Woot! http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/ Making the Internet safer and faster Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:42:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: OpenDNS Blog » OpenDNS serves half a billion queries. w00t!!! http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-30215 OpenDNS Blog » OpenDNS serves half a billion queries. w00t!!! Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:24:54 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-30215 [...] milestone for OpenDNS. We served over 500,000,000 DNS requests in a single day. It seems like just yesterday that we hit 4 billion queries total and 100,000,000 queries per day. That’s child’s [...] […] milestone for OpenDNS. We served over 500,000,000 DNS requests in a single day. It seems like just yesterday that we hit 4 billion queries total and 100,000,000 queries per day. That’s child’s […]

]]> By: John Roberts http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-2891 John Roberts Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:50:31 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-2891 Jerry, there is no catch. OpenDNS makes money from advertising, as we detail in our <a href="http://www.opendns.com/faq/" rel="nofollow">FAQ</a>. Jerry, there is no catch. OpenDNS makes money from advertising, as we detail in our FAQ.

]]> By: Jerry http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-2844 Jerry Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:05:00 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-2844 I dont get it, how is this company (opendns) free? Whats the catch? I dont get it, how is this company (opendns) free? Whats the catch?

]]> By: Dax Gordon http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-2160 Dax Gordon Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:43:42 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-2160 I've just configured OpenDNS in my home network. Incredible! I'm in Panama city, Panama (that's far from the US!) and it works much better than my local ISP's DNS servers. Browsing is faster!!!! Your service is outstanding! Keep it up! I’ve just configured OpenDNS in my home network. Incredible! I’m in Panama city, Panama (that’s far from the US!) and it works much better than my local ISP’s DNS servers. Browsing is faster!!!! Your service is outstanding! Keep it up!

]]> By: John Roberts http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1986 John Roberts Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:06:04 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1986 Azaroth (and others interested), DNS speed is a combination of network latency AND software speed/cache. The more locations and better connections we have, the more we can trim network latency. Our software speed and huge cache are what's overcoming any latency right now. We have a full blog post germinating about why OpenDNS is fast, but it's going to come from David, our CEO, who has more technical details. Azaroth (and others interested), DNS speed is a combination of network latency AND software speed/cache. The more locations and better connections we have, the more we can trim network latency. Our software speed and huge cache are what’s overcoming any latency right now.

We have a full blog post germinating about why OpenDNS is fast, but it’s going to come from David, our CEO, who has more technical details.

]]> By: Olaf http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1958 Olaf Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:42:33 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1958 Yes congratulations! you free service is much better then most of the DNS servers from ISP's I used before. You're guys are also very fast with collecting new/updated DNS information great! Yes congratulations! you free service is much better then most of the DNS servers from ISP’s I used before.

You’re guys are also very fast with collecting new/updated DNS information great!

]]> By: Azaroth http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1943 Azaroth Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:38:27 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1943 I saw OpenDNS mention on Slashdot about some earthlink issues. Right now I am overseas. (admin can see IP I think) The sad, unexplainable thing is, a DNS server (OpenDNS) with these stats: --- 208.67.222.222 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 162.265/186.446/256.690/40.563 ms (160ish ms) ping replying DNS server performs better than my 10-20 ms replying own ISP DNS! To make things simple: 1) I can't imagine the impact if this system expands whole planet,with max 20 ms responses. The performance increase some USA users seeing must be amazing. 2) I am afraid to use my ISPs DNS since if it manages to perform that bad with such ridicolously low ping replies: It is NOT managed. It can be a huge security problem. (to get paranoid,search term:DNS poisoning) Well congrats of course :) I saw OpenDNS mention on Slashdot about some earthlink issues. Right now I am overseas. (admin can see IP I think)

The sad, unexplainable thing is, a DNS server (OpenDNS) with these stats:
— 208.67.222.222 ping statistics —
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 162.265/186.446/256.690/40.563 ms

(160ish ms) ping replying DNS server performs better than my 10-20 ms replying own ISP DNS!

To make things simple:

1) I can’t imagine the impact if this system expands whole planet,with max 20 ms responses. The performance increase some USA users seeing must be amazing.

2) I am afraid to use my ISPs DNS since if it manages to perform that bad with such ridicolously low ping replies: It is NOT managed. It can be a huge security problem. (to get paranoid,search term:DNS poisoning)

Well congrats of course :)

]]> By: John Roberts http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1789 John Roberts Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:41:56 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1789 Aashish, those numbers are not correct. Sometime on Saturday, Sept 16th, stats processing stopped. We're recovering the stats now. For exactly this reasons, stats processing is totally separate from our DNS service -- there was no downtime for DNS requests. John Aashish, those numbers are not correct. Sometime on Saturday, Sept 16th, stats processing stopped. We’re recovering the stats now.

For exactly this reasons, stats processing is totally separate from our DNS service — there was no downtime for DNS requests.

John

]]> By: Aashish http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1785 Aashish Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:26:16 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1785 Is this correct, i see the stats page does not show 5 minute interval graph anymore. Before that it just dropped to zero since 5PM UTC 17th September and now the total requests for the day is shown at 303 Last 30 Days Date OpenDNS System Locations Daily DNS Requests PAO SEA WDC NYC Sep 17, 2006 303 Sep 16, 2006 73,876,646 Is this correct, i see the stats page does not show 5 minute interval graph anymore. Before that it just dropped to zero since 5PM UTC 17th September and now the total requests for the day is shown at 303

Last 30 Days
Date OpenDNS System Locations Daily DNS Requests
PAO SEA WDC NYC
Sep 17, 2006 303
Sep 16, 2006 73,876,646

]]> By: OpenDNS 4 at Anything will do … http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1675 OpenDNS 4 at Anything will do … Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:47:38 +0000 http://blog.opendns.com/2006/09/14/opendns-hits-4-billion-queries-woot/#comment-1675 [...] By the way congrats to OpenDNS in 4 billion queries !!! [...] […] By the way congrats to OpenDNS in 4 billion queries !!! […]

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