Unbound Unbound Tuning for gaming

[Viktor Jaep]

• For a home router, this is pointless
• These waste memory on unused features
• Many of these are advanced performance tuning options meant for high-traffic public resolvers
• Most have undocumented or unclear effects on embedded systems
• Some values are aggressive
• Others conflict with the philosophy of a conservative router config
• Unnecessary complexity for home router

For those 14K viewers of this thread watching while eating their popcorn from their armchairs, I think these points pretty much sum the contents of these configs posted in this thread.

At least we have AI proof of total nonsense in addition to HI. This sentence is spot on:

• Don't add dozens of advanced parameters without understanding each one

Say what you will about using AI when it comes to analyzing settings and determining the outcome of the effects of changing these settings, but I think it's a perfect use-case.

I think what would be more useful in this case is starting a thread that can recommend some generally-used conservative tweaks based on the the vanilla config that would actually improve security and performance for unbound and our routers in general, instead of this "Unbound for Gaming" mumbo-jumbo garbage.

 

[Tech9]

The best setup for Gaming is fiber ISP service with fast large cache upstream DNS resolver like Google or Cloudflare <10ms away, no DNS encryption, local DNS caching proxy <1ms away and Ethernet connected PC/Console. Unbound in any configuration will be slower, waste of resources needless complication.

 

[Jack-Sparr0w]

Lol, it's as if the Swedish Chef turned hacker.

 

[Deldarius]

Maybe some charts of good/better/ best for both hardware & software is needed. Add to them notes and verifable realistic tweaks.

 

[ColinTaylor]

The best setup for Gaming browsing is fiber ISP service with fast large cache upstream DNS resolver like Google or Cloudflare <10ms away, no DNS encryption, local DNS caching proxy <1ms away and Ethernet connected PC/Console. Unbound in any configuration will be slower, waste of resources needless complication.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Jack-Sparr0w]

https://blog.apnic.net/2020/09/17/dns-flag-day-2020-what-you-need-to-know/ Cool post on unbound edns

 

[Twiglets]

https://blog.apnic.net/2020/09/17/dns-flag-day-2020-what-you-need-to-know/ Cool post on unbound edns

This is old news and has been mentioned in the past when you have specified 'edns-buffer-size:' to a value other than 1232.

Your never-ending config changes/updates without any explanation of what they achieve in comparison to the default settings is puzzling in the extreme.
You are convinced that they do 'something' BUT don't explain what it is to anyone else !!!???
Who is your intended audience ?

I am prepared to be convinced IF you can explain what it is you are achieving !!!

 

[Ripshod]

Who is your intended audience ?

Whoever reads this thread. The member has just turned this into a vlog.
Suggestion: ignore the member and ignore this thread (they're already on my ignore list but you posted)
If we turned this into a chat about jam (jelly) they'd probably never notice.

 

[Jack-Sparr0w]

This is old news and has been mentioned in the past when you have specified 'edns-buffer-size:' to a value other than 1232.

Your never-ending config changes/updates without any explanation of what they achieve in comparison to the default settings is puzzling in the extreme.
You are convinced that they do 'something' BUT don't explain what it is to anyone else !!!???
Who is your intended audience ?

I am prepared to be convinced IF you can explain what it is you are achieving !!!

those views are going up everyday its at 16000 now. I'd say that is a big audience. I must be very popular

 

[Twiglets]

Whoever reads this thread. The member has just turned this into a vlog.
Suggestion: ignore the member and ignore this thread (they're already on my ignore list but you posted)
If we turned this into a chat about jam (jelly) they'd probably never notice.

Ahhh !!!!

The great 'Jam' vs 'Jelly' question !!!
Now you have opened the portal to Hell itself !!!



(Point taken ... I had to ask !!!)

P.S. Blackcurrant is my favourite if it is a 'Jam' ... never if it is a 'Jelly' !!!
P.P.S. I also like Marmite (See my Name !!!) ... don't mention Vegemite it is too salty for my taste !!!

Cue 'Marmite/Vegemite Wars' 2026.

 

[Jack-Sparr0w]

It's also been at the top post of unbound in snb forums for a good long time now, I must be do something right to get all this attention.

 

[Jack-Sparr0w]

Well its been fun you guys till next time.

 

[bennor]

those views are going up everyday its at 16000 now. I'd say that is a big audience. I must be very popular

Or its bots and people slowly passing by to repeatedly gawk at the continuing and ongoing trainwreck.

 

[Jack-Sparr0w]

Or its bots and people slowly passing by to repeatedly gawk at the continuing and ongoing trainwreck.

Tisk tisk so negative

 

[jacklul]

Most of these views are bots, crawlers and AI's though, that's how internet works these days...
My thread got over 33k views just because of it containing popular keyword.

 

[Viktor Jaep]

Or its bots and people slowly passing by to repeatedly gawk at the continuing and ongoing trainwreck.

Personally, I'm here for the pure comedy gold!