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DNS leak test showing USA cloudflare addresses instead of local NextDNS?
Hi there, I have been using the service for about a week now and have been enjoying the local fast queries and speeds. When I first got my service up and running I had 2 local dns servers powered by…
Myth0ne
Myth0ne
1 yr ago
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Pierre Cartier
7 mths ago
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HaGeZi Lists and hBlock are added.
I was checking the filters and just saw that the HaGeZi filters that were requested and hBlock is added. I remember that a lot of people were asking for it and I'm going to test it out to see how it…
Hey
Hey
2 mths ago
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Hoshi Hikirai
4 days ago
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Security on public wifi
Does Nextdns protect me when I connect to insecure public wifi? Or do I need a VPN?
Sohan Ray
Sohan_Ray
1 yr ago
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Sohan Ray
1 yr ago
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"Private DNS" on Android and pfSense DNS setup conflict?
Hello, I use NextDNS's DNS, both on the "Private DNS" setting on my Android phone, and on the DNS Resolver custom option of my pfSense router. It worked for months together (I use my NextDNS phone…
fwehrle
fwehrle
2 yrs ago
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Turquoise Mountain
1 yr ago
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Cant get NextDNS setup on UDM Pro 1.9.2.3432
Hello, I've been trying to setup NextDNS CLI on UDM Pro but with no success. I went through every installation step listed under the setup guide and got it installed.…
Aspi
Aspi
1 yr ago
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Aspi
1 yr ago
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Jio broadband likely blocking NextDNS
I'm reaching out to report that Jio broadband (an ISP in India) is blocking NextDNS. NextDNS website and queries don't work when I'm on Jio. Without Jio, it's fine.…
arun
arun
2 yrs ago
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Jermaine Potts
2 yrs ago
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Amazon and PayPal App won't work properly on Android
PayPal app and Amazon app crash with NextDNS. I think the privacy list is causing this but I am not sure. The only privacy list I have is oisd. If I disable NextDNS the apps work correctly again,…
Devid
Software Developer
Devid
1 yr ago
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603
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Justin Freitag
1 yr ago
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Ip linking, log is not working
I have manually linking the ip of router but somehow, it's log is not showing. Linking is working I think. Pl. Fix Thanks in advance
Hi
indigo_goldfish
2 yrs ago
29
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381
Will
9 mths ago
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Windows 10 - cannot enable NextDNS. "An Error Append while trying to communicate with NextDNS Windows Service"
Suddenly I cannot enable NextDNS in Windows 10. When I do, I get the error "An Error Append while trying to communicate with NextDNS Windows Service". I tried reinstalling the app twice.…
Peter B
Nextpete
1 yr ago
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NextDNS
Staff
10 mths ago
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Using NextDNS Private DNS with VPN - does it work?
Hi there, I want to use a VPN like Mullvad but keep using NextDNS. This is on an Android 11 Phone and a Mac 10.15. I know it is not possible for both to use the one VPN slot.…
Luke
Lukemb64
1 yr ago
28
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Luke
1 yr ago
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Is DoH3 in production and working?
When testing it I just get DoH. https://test.nextdns.io "status": "ok", "protocol": "DOH",
Pierre Cartier
Pierre_Cartier
9 mths ago
26
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James
1 mth ago
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Apple TV and Profiles: An Easy Install
Hello everyone. Recently I've been thinking about an easier way to create iOS profiles and specifically profiles for Apple TV, and I think I've stumble on to something.…
Taylor
Taylor_C
6 mths ago
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Chris
5 mths ago
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NextDNS vs AdGuard DNS 2.0?
AdGuard released their DNS v2.0 today: https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-dns-2-0.html Did anyone try this out? How does it compare to NextDNS?
Rob
iOS Developer
Rob
7 mths ago
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Pierre Cartier
7 mths ago
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NextDNS vs Competition? Who's pulling ahead?
I've been with NextDNS since the beginning, including Beta testing, and I've always been excited to see what they do next. And this isn't a diss post about NextDNS,…
BS
teal_rabbit
7 mths ago
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Lone Wolf
2 wk ago
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nextdns.io addresses added to a blocklist -> internet goes down
Somehow, nextdns.io was added to a blocklist (Energized Ultimate) just now, and the result was basically nothing worked - could not access the web at all.…
mstgrv
mstgrv
4 mths ago
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Seojoon You
4 mths ago
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Why can't I use Linked IP with my configuration for my router?
I set up my Huawei router's DNS to NextDNS and changed DDNS to No-IP.com and configured it with NextDNS. But I'm still getting the message "This device is using NextDNS with another configuration".…
James Harper
James_Harper
1 yr ago
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Darth Maul
9 mths ago
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NextDNS vs ControlD, ControlD has a problem.
I've seen many people mention it, some said that it was better and I was intrigued. Yesterday I was asked to test it, so here are the results. I had done test of malicious domains with reports from…
Hey
Hey
1 yr ago
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Sohan Ray
1 yr ago
Discussions
nextdns high cpu on USG
Hi all. I have a Unifi Security Gateway I just got and installed nextdns on it. But with nextdns running, it uses close to 100% CPU on the USG, which causes my network to come to a crawl.…
JP
green_camera
2 yrs ago
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JP
2 yrs ago
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Can't delete NextDNS profile from macOS Network Preferences
I don't know why but I've mess something and now I'm unable to delete the nextdns profile from network prefs in macOS. I think I have deleted the profile without turning off the dns service,…
Giulio Magnifico
Giulio_Magnifico
1 yr ago
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Tomas Svec
2 mths ago
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New to NextDNS...very slow performance. How to troubleshoot?
Hi all. Love the idea of NextDNS. I immediately signed up for the paid plan after experimenting. However, I soon after realized that while the features seem incredible,…
JB Wells
JB_Wells
2 yrs ago
22
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JB Wells
2 yrs ago
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DNS Outage with dns1.nextdns.io?
I experienced a dns outage this morning around 6:45am PST on Dec 15. Looks like it is still ongoing and I've failed over to my secondary nextdns host. ping.nextdns.…
JT
mango_squirrel
2 yrs ago
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Neil
2 yrs ago
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NextDNS + Adguard Premium
AdGuard support said... "You may stick with AdGuard instead. Even though using a private DNS should not interfere." "There is a DNS protection module in AdGuard,…
Lone Wolf
Wolf
3 mths ago
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Pierre Cartier
1 mth ago
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dns.msftncsi.com
I've had 11,505 resolved checks to that domain in the last 24 hours! This is apparently Microsoft (Windows 10 version 20H2), checking to see how it should display the network icon in the system tray.…
Steven Shank
Steven_Shank
2 yrs ago
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Stomper
9 mths ago
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AI-Driven Threat Detection - Beta
Just saw this update. Now NextDNS really lives up to it's name as "next-gen" DNS
Any more info or documentation how it works? Seems it's similar to Cisco Umbrella that also collects lots of…
Jörgen
Pro Subscriber
Jorgen_A
1 yr ago
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Hey
1 yr ago
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Ping speed - Pi Hole DNS vs NextDNS
I was previously using Pi Hole. If I ping Google.com when my DNS points to my Pi Hole server , the ping speeds are coming back with time of 15ms. If I ping Google.…
Ell War
Ell_War
1 yr ago
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