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is mullvad dns struggling? (piefed.world)

submitted 1 week ago by WagnasT@piefed.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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base.dns.mullvad.net is my goto for devices that I don't manage often, like for family, but the last few days it will randomly just not respond for a few minutes and then suddenly be fine. I haven't seen any news about it and their server status is just for their VPNs. Anyone else noticing this or have any info?

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[–] Chrysanthemum@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

yes, just as you described but on my ios devices so idk if it’s related.

when i emailed mullvad support, they promptly responded with “log out, then log in”. it didn’t fix anything but it seems like turning off multi-hop has helped.

i also had a separate geolocation issue around the same time but support said that they [firefox focus/google] “are using an incorrect geolocation database”.

like you, i also tried looking online and didn’t find anything. i’m glad to find your post – thank you. i bookmarked it in case you or someone finds a fix.

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah I always turn off multihop and DAITA on my Mullvad thing, I know it's less secure but they absolutely murder my connection speed.

[–] chaoticnumber@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

I have my network using it, no issues as of yet.

[–] naitro@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have noticed similar issues recently and also suspect their DNS is to blame.

[–] WagnasT@piefed.world 4 points 1 week ago

Next time it happens I'll try to toggle it off and back on, it's just been a few times over a few days but it will suddenly be all of the devices, even those on mobile networks for a minute or so and then it is fine for hours.

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

Can confirm, to a lesser extent. Each query takes a few seconds to resolve, which isn't a huge deal, except when browsing, so I set Adguard DNS within the browser.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 4 points 1 week ago

I've had no issues so far. Response times have been relatively quick, nothing unusual.