Can Google Handle Google DNS?

From Google;

Why does DNS matter?

The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s phone book: every time you visit a website, your computer performs a DNS lookup. Complex pages often require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading, so your computer may be performing hundreds of lookups a day.

Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.

Why should you try Google Public DNS?

By using Google Public DNS you can:

• Speed up your browsing experience.
• Improve your security.
• Get the results you expect with absolutely no redirection.

My issue is this. I’ve been testing Google Chrome as my browser. After long use during the day, it freezes. The software isn’t really totally frozen. I can still type a web address in the address bar. It just won’t take me there when I hit enter.

If I close Google Chrome and wait a few minutes, then restart it, it works fine. That tells me there is a caching issue after using it for a long time. It could also be a server issue as if I’ve used the alloted cache for the day or something.

If Google can’t keep Google Chrome running, then how can it keep serving DNS for thousands or potentially hundreds of thousands of people.

You may say one has nothing to do with the other and you may be technically correct. I’m not sure. But given the enormity of running DNS services for that many people and Google’s inability to make Google Chrome work properly, it seems to me that they are not ready to run DNS.

DNS is complicated and resource intensive. I’d like to hear comments from anyone who has used Google DNS to see what their experience has been.

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