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Is Google's Primary DNS Down Right Now?

January 8, 2026 5 answers
Asked by CloudyHorizon24
It seems like Google's Primary DNS might be down currently. I'm uncertain whether this is a localized issue or affecting users globally, but I've heard reports of outages across various ISPs. Has anyone else encountered this problem before?
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TechWhiz84
Yes, I've definitely run into this before. It's a good idea to have a secondary DNS provider set up as a backup just in case. It can really save you during issues like this.
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OldSchoolCoder
I remember a similar issue back in 2013 during a major outage. It's always safer to configure at least two DNS providers in case one goes down. I've had a couple of customers only using Google DNS and it wasn't fun sorting that out.
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UK_Techie
I just checked, and everything is working fine for me from the UK using TLS.
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MidwestObserver
I'm in Chicago and yes, it's down here. Our Frontier connection isn't working, but it seems like things are operational on Cogent.
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NetworkNinja9
I think the issue is primarily in America. Everything seems to be fine here in Canada.
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