Hello friends!
I made the switch from Windows back to Linux over the weekend, and so far almost everything is going swimmingly. Distro of choice is LMDE, and Steam and Proton are running like a dream.
I am having one minor issue which I’ve resolved in an unsatisfactory manner. Online games keep disconnecting frequently on loading new areas. This is occurring most noticeably on Guild Wars 2, Last Epoch, and Path of Exile.
I’ve resolved the issue by switching my DNS from my ISP default to Google’s 8.8.4.4 and 8.8.8.8 service. No issues since the change.
So, this is not ideal since I’d like to break away from Google services for improved privacy. Are there any ethical DNS providers I can point to for reliable gaming, or are there any alternative solutions I should look into?
Quad9 is a non-logger.
9.9.9.9 (duh)
This is new to me but looks interesting. It looks like their transparency report hasn’t been updated since Q1 2023, though, where it previously shows updates for every year. Is that a concern?
I personally wouldn’t be concerned at all. They have a good track record.
I use 1.1.1.1 . it is cloudflare. But they are 3rd party audited that they don’t log anything.
Thanks. That’s good to know. Cloudflare will be the next one I try if Quad9 gives me any problems.
I also use Mullvad’s. I didn’t know they allowed non customers to use it but that’s cool that they do. I have no complaints; it works well for me.
Mullvad has DNS options that even block out some ads and trackers: https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls
Were you using your isps dns servers prior to changing to google?
