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  • VGMooseV Offline
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    There are three web-browsing DNS addresses:

    • 45.55.142.122 ("Switchbru DNS", US East coast server)
    • 45.55.112.11 (BDNS, US West coast)
    • 46.101.65.164 (BDNS, UK)

    The first one has existed pretty much as long as the Switch itself has, since March 2017, whereas the other two launched alongside this forum in 2022.

    On this URL: https://uk-central.browsedns.net/data/ You can see how many active users are currently using each DNS address. These are "unique users that used the browser in the last 20 minutes".

    Since that original server has existed for so long, it's the most commonly used one. Also the Switchbru landing page is just more convenient for bookmarks and stuff. (Keep in mind, these numbers are just for the actual DNS usage, not website traffic).

    Snapshot of each DNS's usage right now (January 21, 2024):
    Screenshot 2024-01-21 at 2.52.52 PM.png

    Anyway, just sharing these statistics in case it's interesting to see how popular using a browser on the Switch actually is. I feel that several hundred active individual users at any given hour of the day should have been enough to try to convince Nintendo to open up the browser.

    It's at least enough for me to continue feeling like there's value to running the service. 😅 I'm going to work next on making a dashboard with charts of usage data over time, as well as total unique users per day.

    Sign the petition! Help us figure out the browser timeout.

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      Also! The code that runs this "unique views" counter is open source and available as a service that can be embedded on other sites.

      More info on how to use it on your own site, using HTML embeds, is here: https://ipnotes.page

      Sign the petition! Help us figure out the browser timeout.

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          These numbers have now been added to the DNS landing pages in the upper right corner.

          Here they are as of right now. Again, these represent "active unique users in the last 20 minutes":

          Screenshot 2025-08-06 at 1.07.07 AM.png

          The three landing pages:

          • http://45.55.142.122
          • http://45.55.112.11
          • http://46.101.65.164

          Sign the petition! Help us figure out the browser timeout.

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            That's a-lot of people

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            • VGMooseV VGMoose

              These numbers have now been added to the DNS landing pages in the upper right corner.

              Here they are as of right now. Again, these represent "active unique users in the last 20 minutes":

              Screenshot 2025-08-06 at 1.07.07 AM.png

              The three landing pages:

              • http://45.55.142.122
              • http://45.55.112.11
              • http://46.101.65.164
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              #6

              @VGMoose Intresting! How The Amount Of Active Users Went Up!

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              • ? A Former User

                @VGMoose Intresting! How The Amount Of Active Users Went Up!

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                @KG3M0 Indeed! BrowseDNS is doing well as always.

                Green: Online
                Yellow: Busy or Studying
                Red: DNI please.
                Gray: Offline or lurking
                SB-4717-1413-8119

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                • Ameris_BlizzA Ameris_Blizz

                  @KG3M0 Indeed! BrowseDNS is doing well as always.

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                  @Ameris_Blizz Mhm! Skyrocketed By Almost 300 In Just A Year.

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                  • ? A Former User

                    @Ameris_Blizz Mhm! Skyrocketed By Almost 300 In Just A Year.

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                    Im just a girl. 。.:*☆ WaffleS ♡♥Bisexual♥♡ Bluebirds Coolest Catz Zelda Players Survived a near death experience (yay)
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                    @KG3M0 The site really has potential to grow much more.!

                    Green: Online
                    Yellow: Busy or Studying
                    Red: DNI please.
                    Gray: Offline or lurking
                    SB-4717-1413-8119

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                    • Ameris_BlizzA Ameris_Blizz

                      @KG3M0 The site really has potential to grow much more.!

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                      @Ameris_Blizz Yeah!

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