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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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benot
10 mths 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
3 mths ago
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508
Sohan Ray
3 mths 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
1 yr ago
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1,104
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Turquoise Mountain
7 mths 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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1,015
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
1 yr ago
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379
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Jermaine Potts
1 yr 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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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
1 yr ago
29
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275
Will
8 days 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
29
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745
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NextDNS
Staff
1 mth 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
7 mths ago
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Luke
6 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
4 mths ago
26
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Sohan Ray
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
6 mths ago
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Darth Maul
10 days ago
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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
1 yr ago
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JP
1 yr ago
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ads are comming thruw everywhere, looks like google have changed something. even extension blockers doesnt work
juliank
juliank
8 mths ago
22
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446
Anownymous
8 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
1 yr ago
22
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JB Wells
1 yr 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
1 yr ago
22
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446
Neil
1 yr 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
1 yr ago
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Stomper
2 wk 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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Maki
1 mth ago
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nextdns app deleted from appstore??
can anyone confirm this?
juliank
juliank
9 mths ago
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juliank
9 mths ago
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NextDNS
Staff
NextDNs
9 mths ago
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Official response
Reported - view
Apple has decided to remove our app from the App Store. We are currently appealing this decision and making our case that our companion app fulfills all the conditions of the recently added 3.1.…
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
9 mths ago
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Hey
9 mths 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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Ell War
1 yr ago
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AI threat detection
Does the AI detect malicious domains on the spot when an user tries to access the domain? Or does it discover new domains and creates a blacklist of the malicious ones?
Sohan Ray
Sohan_Ray
4 mths ago
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Sohan Ray
4 mths ago
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Ai threat detection test
Has anyone been able to test the capabilites of the AI threat detection feature?
Sohan Ray
Sohan_Ray
4 mths ago
18
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Hey
4 mths ago
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BBC news videos not displaying
Hi all, Happy user of nextdns for the last 3 mths or so. In the last month I have an issue with bbc news videos being greyed out when i select the article. If i switch off nextdns they work fine.…
Jago Taylor
Jago_Taylor
1 yr ago
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Hey
5 mths ago
Discussions
Is nextdns can open the block sites
Dears, i read some article that claim the nextdns able to open the block sites same as the 1.1.1.1warp app, so how can i use this function ? also here the topic : www.reddit.…
dahap
dahap
1 yr ago
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DynamicNotSlow
1 yr ago
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NextDNS blocking all text/media messages
We just switched phones (S21). When we activated NextDNS it is blocking all our text/media messages. We just get 'sending...' It does it not matter the app (we tried Samsung and Google apps).…
Jason Berrang
Jason_Berrang
1 yr ago
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John DeCarlo
1 yr ago
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