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Noob question Why there is a dns ( 192 168 * * ) with my google dns that is my router using? And the most important point, Is it safe to use?

If someone attacked my network would my dns ( 192 168 * * ) be a privacy concern?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Maybe the router is the DNS server for the network, especially if it has content filtering.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

iits probably either your router ip or your ISP dns. How did you set the google dns?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I don't think you have any idea what the words you are using mean.

A DNS server is what matches up numerical IP's and domain names.

Most people do not run a DNS and instead queries those of google, such as 8.8.8.8

This is what allows the internet to know which IP belongs to which website.