news.com.com— A broadband provider's claim of superfast speeds may only be as good as its weakest link, which could be its domain name server software.
Aug 17, 2006View in Crawl 4
This is pretty misleading. DNS only affects the delay BEFORE loading a web page unless frames or images are hosted at another domain, which is rare. DNS does not affect receipt of email in any way. DNS only affects the delay to CONNECT to a gaming server, not the response times within the game (unless the developer was totally clueless).
Your ISP will cache DNS entries based on the timeout time set for that specific domain. Your PC will also cache entries in the same manner. You can see the various DNS cache times in Windows XP/2000 by doing: ipconfig /displaydns I have several entries that are 12hrs+I also have some that are 3 minutes...ANyhoo, this article is only true at the end. "Software" won't make your lookups faster - a fast connection, and a quick responding DNS server will. Once the DNS lookup is complete, your speed is determined by how much latency is on your network, and how much bandwidth you have available (ditto at the far end, and everywhere in between).
This is very true....... I ordered SBC Yahoo! for $14.95 a year ago and didn't expect much. I recieved the modem and set it up, and got speeds worse than the AOL Dialup connection I once had. Dissapointed, I was about to return the modem when it hit me: DNS. I googled "DNS Server", found a few IP adresses, and put them into the DNS section of the Network Properties.Wow.The internet went from unbearably slow to blazing fast.I was about to return the modem and cancel the service, because of slow DNS servers.These companies need to put more time into getting more DNS servers up.
Just a little addendum to my post above (didn't have enough time to edit).I set up Treewalk on my old PII 400MHz comp that I use as a print server, now it also acts as the DNS server for my whole network, just point the router to the IP of the treewalk host and any device that connects to that router will use the TW host as it's DNS, simple.
Dumptruck Network ServiceWhen you're trying to find something you send out their Dumptruck and they return with all the useful stuff you want... unless the Dumptruck runs out of gas... then the request is handed off to the secondary truck.
Just pinged some DNS servers, my local ISP (Qwest) was actually quite a bit faster then opendns or the 4.2.2.2/1 here's my numbers if anyone is interested. If, not well then digg me down!local ISP (Qwest) average 45 milliseconds4.2.2.1/2 70~opendns 90~So the moral of the story is ping your DNS servers before you go changing them.
Ping is only part of the story. Network latency does matter, and that's what ping measures. But the software speed and cache at the other end matters just as much (and sometimes more).
My Internet almost didn't WORK before I changed to OpenDNS's nameservers... Cox royally sucks, especially with my s**tty ABS NW-203-RT piece-of-s**t router (the computer I bought from them -earlier THIS year, on NewEgg.com for ~$600-- is equally as bad, it can't even load or run Fedora Core 3, or my original install of Ubuntu[Server]!!!). This is TOTALLY the solution I've been looking for, for a long time. (I should've known to check Digg instead of forums...)Finally, I can BREATHE again!!! Thank you, OpenDNS! ... (now if we could only work on getting .LOVE, .PEACE, .HAPPY and other similar domains on the Internet, things would truly get better!)
jamesivieAug 18, 2006
This is pretty misleading. DNS only affects the delay BEFORE loading a web page unless frames or images are hosted at another domain, which is rare. DNS does not affect receipt of email in any way. DNS only affects the delay to CONNECT to a gaming server, not the response times within the game (unless the developer was totally clueless).
trunksterAug 18, 2006
Haha you are going to have to tell us, do you work at your girlfriend's office?
thombleAug 18, 2006
I am F*CKING SICK of OpenDNS marketing submissions.YTMND needs to declare war on these clowns. Who's with me?!!!!
phraudAug 19, 2006
Your ISP will cache DNS entries based on the timeout time set for that specific domain. Your PC will also cache entries in the same manner. You can see the various DNS cache times in Windows XP/2000 by doing: ipconfig /displaydns I have several entries that are 12hrs+I also have some that are 3 minutes...ANyhoo, this article is only true at the end. "Software" won't make your lookups faster - a fast connection, and a quick responding DNS server will. Once the DNS lookup is complete, your speed is determined by how much latency is on your network, and how much bandwidth you have available (ditto at the far end, and everywhere in between).
weirdlookinguyAug 19, 2006
This is very true....... I ordered SBC Yahoo! for $14.95 a year ago and didn't expect much. I recieved the modem and set it up, and got speeds worse than the AOL Dialup connection I once had. Dissapointed, I was about to return the modem when it hit me: DNS. I googled "DNS Server", found a few IP adresses, and put them into the DNS section of the Network Properties.Wow.The internet went from unbearably slow to blazing fast.I was about to return the modem and cancel the service, because of slow DNS servers.These companies need to put more time into getting more DNS servers up.
diamondiceAug 19, 2006
Just a little addendum to my post above (didn't have enough time to edit).I set up Treewalk on my old PII 400MHz comp that I use as a print server, now it also acts as the DNS server for my whole network, just point the router to the IP of the treewalk host and any device that connects to that router will use the TW host as it's DNS, simple.
himselfAug 19, 2006
Dumptruck Network ServiceWhen you're trying to find something you send out their Dumptruck and they return with all the useful stuff you want... unless the Dumptruck runs out of gas... then the request is handed off to the secondary truck.
jaymoonAug 19, 2006
+1 for stating the obvious.
ray_justiceAug 23, 2006
Just pinged some DNS servers, my local ISP (Qwest) was actually quite a bit faster then opendns or the 4.2.2.2/1 here's my numbers if anyone is interested. If, not well then digg me down!local ISP (Qwest) average 45 milliseconds4.2.2.1/2 70~opendns 90~So the moral of the story is ping your DNS servers before you go changing them.
pencoydAug 24, 2006
Ping is only part of the story. Network latency does matter, and that's what ping measures. But the software speed and cache at the other end matters just as much (and sometimes more).
Closed AccountSep 30, 2006
My Internet almost didn't WORK before I changed to OpenDNS's nameservers... Cox royally sucks, especially with my s**tty ABS NW-203-RT piece-of-s**t router (the computer I bought from them -earlier THIS year, on NewEgg.com for ~$600-- is equally as bad, it can't even load or run Fedora Core 3, or my original install of Ubuntu[Server]!!!). This is TOTALLY the solution I've been looking for, for a long time. (I should've known to check Digg instead of forums...)Finally, I can BREATHE again!!! Thank you, OpenDNS! ... (now if we could only work on getting .LOVE, .PEACE, .HAPPY and other similar domains on the Internet, things would truly get better!)
tehprophetMay 9, 2008
I've been using openDNS for a while, very nice, I just tested them with ping, 16ms average.