Indeed! It took me a few seconds to realise that it was 1.1.1.1 that's the problem. When I could connect to my favourite websites from my mobile phone (with default DNS settings) but not from my laptop (with 1.1.1.1 as the DNS), 1.1.1.1 became the obvious suspect.
It is entirely location-dependent because of how Anycast works as implemented in (E)BGP. There is no single "1.1.1.1", but many hosts that share the same vIP in many physical locations.
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Indeed! It took me a few seconds to realise that it was 1.1.1.1 that's the problem. When I could connect to my favourite websites from my mobile phone (with default DNS settings) but not from my laptop (with 1.1.1.1 as the DNS), 1.1.1.1 became the obvious suspect.
But the Internet connectivity was fine, in general. The very next thing I did was to come here on HN /newest list to find out if the community is talking about it and here we are!UPDATE: Appears to be resolved now!
Maaaaybe not https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/28r0vbbxsh8f
Shows resolved as of Jul 14, 2025 - 23:20 UTC
Seems intermittent or location dependent. I can't ping 1.1.1.1, but 1.0.0.1 works.
It is entirely location-dependent because of how Anycast works as implemented in (E)BGP. There is no single "1.1.1.1", but many hosts that share the same vIP in many physical locations.
Looks like this other post hit the frontpage: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44565836
No updates on https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/
https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/28r0vbbxsh8f
They updated it now
What's that haiku again?
the internet's down! it is always DNS let us go touch grass