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General discussion

OpenDNS anyone

Apr 3, 2007 11:18PM PDT

I read an article about a service called OpenDNS where you could speed up internet performance by changing the DNS settings from your ISP default DNS servers to the OpenDNS servers.
I tried it by changing my DNS settings on my Belkin wireless router only, not on the actual PC's.
The only adverse effect I've seen is an error I received in updating AdAware software. I had to put the old DNS settings back in place and then the update worked fine.
I can't really say if my internet is faster now or not.
Anyone have any opinions on OpenDNS?

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Iffy gains.
Apr 4, 2007 1:08AM PDT

This works fine IF your ISP's DNS is slow. Let's say it took your ISP DNS 0.1 seconds to reply. The human threshold for detecting delays is in the 0.02 and up range. Anything quicker and most humans think it was instant.

So if your ISP DNS response time is sub point one second then using another DNS may have no payback.

Bob

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How to measure DNS response time
Apr 4, 2007 1:18AM PDT

Is there an easy way to measure the DNS response time from my ISP servers vs. the OpenDNS servers?

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Sorry, I defer that to ... google.
Apr 4, 2007 2:36AM PDT