Windows 10: New Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service

**Cliff S** · 2 Weeks Ago

I set it up both inside of Windows and on my Fritz!Box 7490(router/modem/all in one) settings page

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**Steve C** · 2 Weeks Ago

I did a full DNS server search using the Gibson DNS Benchmark and don't see this DNS server anywhere in the top 50 fastest DNS server list. Is this due to my UK location?

**z3r010** · 2 Weeks Ago

Does for me.

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**Cliff S** · 2 Weeks Ago

North America and Europe get the best times with cloudflare:
DNS Performance for Cloudflare DNS | DNSperf

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Depending on where you are in the world, if speed is important, you can look for a server here.
But what Cloudflare's "selling" point is: PRIVACY

**z3r010** · 2 Weeks Ago

Another thing that is in cloudflare's favor is it delivers so much of the internet these days, this page is 40% being delivered from cloudflare and every query to load it goes through cloudflare before it hits our server, if it can lookup pages it's serving from its own servers faster then there will be an improvement in speed for a lot of the internet.

**Cliff S** · 2 Weeks Ago

If anyone is having problems after setting it up, you might want to read the comments section in Discus at the bottom of the original blog post.
Maybe someone posted something and the mod there already answered.

**ap1978** · 2 Weeks Ago

Steve C said:

I did a full DNS server search using the Gibson DNS Benchmark and don't see this DNS server anywhere in the top 50 fastest DNS server list. Is this de my UK location?

You need to add them manually. 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1

**z3r010** · 2 Weeks Ago

They were already there in mine.

**Steve C** · 2 Weeks Ago

ap1978 said:

You need to add them manually. 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1

That's the answer! Those DNS servers are the fastest for my UK TalkTalk connection now I've added them manually to the Gibson DNS Benchmark.

Does Cloudfare have IPv6 settings?

**Kari** · 2 Weeks Ago

Steve C said:

Does Cloudfare have IPv6 settings?

For IPv4: Preferred 1.1.1.1, Alternative 1.0.0.1
For IPv6: Preferred 2606:4700:4700::1111, Alternative 2606:4700:4700::1001

Windows 10: New Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service

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