# Reducing DNS packet size for nameserver 8.8.8.8 to 1280

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reducing-dns-packet-size-for-nameserver-8-8-8-8-to-1280/52038>\
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**Created:** [December 30, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reducing-dns-packet-size-for-nameserver-8-8-8-8-to-1280/52038 "2021-12-30T15:58:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reducing-dns-packet-size-for-nameserver-8-8-8-8-to-1280/52038/2 "2021-12-30T16:03:57Z")

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This is not an error, it is a warning.

See this thread: [DNSMASQ\_WARN reducing DNS packet size](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/dnsmasq-warn-reducing-dns-packet-size/51803)

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