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Google DNS vs OpenDNS
Posted by Viktor Klymonchuk, Last modified by Viktor Klymonchuk on 27 January 2010 08:44 AM
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Google DNS vs OpenDNS: Google Rocks for International Users Slow DNS resolving is one of the major causes of browsing slowdowns. The DNS services provided by the ISPs were often crappy and erratic and OpenDNS had emerged as the de-facto alternative. OpenDNS was not without its faults. Though it was rarely erratic, the performance was not blazing fast. Also if OpenDNS did not find a site, it redirected the user to a generic search page. This was not good user experience. Another alternative was the DNS server 4.2.2.2 (owned by Level 3 I believe). But this server was not that fast outside United States. Google DNS consistently outperformed both OpenDNS and Level 3. For Americans the Level 3 server (4.2.2.2) might offer as good performance as Google. But if you are living outside US and you care about your browsing experience you should switch now :). The results are below Source and Read more here http://www.manu-j.com/blog/opendns-alternative-google-dns-rocks/403/ Also visit Using Google Public DNS http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using.html Public DNS Servers http://www.topbits.com/public-dns-servers.html OpenDNS http://www.opendns.com/about/overview/ | |
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