Should DNS be changed?

[cwtokyo 0]

When using AirVPN, AirVPN DNS is used. Are you changing your DNS to something other than AirVPN? For example, NextDNS.
https://www.privacytools.io/providers/dns/

[BlueBanana 39]

Why would you do that? What's the benefit of using an alternative DNS provider instead of AIRs' ?

[nexsteppe 24]

2 hours ago, cwtokyo said:

Are you changing your DNS to something other than AirVPN?

No I don't, and you shouldn't either — in effect, you are intentionally creating DNS leaks.  While it is generally good advice to avoid using your ISP's DNS, normally you should only use AirVPN DNS when using AirVPN connections.

[Sweden78 4]

I made DNS server changes. Using my own PiHole at home as DNS server, while having a VPN Client connection from the router to the AirVPN server.
The PiHole DNS is running Quad9 (malicious source block) DNS as backend, and in the PiHole I added a lot of Tracker and Adblocker lists, blocking toally around 1.700.000 domains.
For the VPN while traveling I did a similar setup, but use nextDNS as a PiHole alternative in the cloud. Very handy!
The main reason for using an own DNS ist the Ad and Tracker blocking functionality inbuild in those DNS setups, with a part of maliocus connections blocked too.