It's not always DNS (Changelog Interviews #581)

Mar 8, 2024

Join the discussion on DNS limitations, future internet scalability, cultural significance of 'It's always DNS,' transition to specific DNS resolvers, and challenges in reinventing the DNS protocol. Dive into enhancements at Century's launch week, internet infrastructure challenges, networking predictions, and the evolution of technology. Explore the benefits of Image Proxy in web image delivery, setting up personal DNS servers, and personal reflections on motivation and team dynamics. Uncover DNS intricacies and non-traditional resolvers like Open DNS, Cloudflare, and Google.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Enhancements and Innovations at Century's Launch Week

01:34 • 3min

Exploring Century's Launch Week and Internet Scalability Challenges

04:20 • 4min

Internet Infrastructure Challenges and Future Technologies

08:15 • 25min

Transition to Rocky Linux and Designing a New DNS Protocol

33:42 • 3min

Evolution of Technology and Networking Challenges

36:19 • 22min

Enhancing Web Image Delivery with Image Proxy and DNS Insights

58:39 • 5min

Evolution and Setup of Personal DNS Servers

01:03:45 • 24min

Personal Reflections on Unemployment, Team Dynamics, and Motivation

01:28:00 • 2min

Exploring DNS intricacies and non-traditional resolvers

01:29:39 • 3min

This week we’re talking about DNS with Paul Vixie — Paul is well known for his contributions to DNS and agrees with Adam on having a “love/hate relationship with DNS.” We discuss the limitations of current DNS technologies and the need for revisions to support future internet scale, the challenges in doing that. Paul shares insights on the future of the internet and how he’d reinvent DNS if given the opportunity. We even discuss the cultural idiom “It’s always DNS,” and the shift to using DNS resolvers like OpenDNS, Google’s 8.8.8.8 and Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1. Buckle up, this is a good one.

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Paul Vixie – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

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