SparksSpace: DNS

While you browse the net speed is a major hurdle .Slow Internet connection can drive you crazy . When you are urgently browsing for something , many occasions it takes you ages to load a page. A lot of public DNS services are there to assist you to speed up your browsing experience. For instance, Google has announced a free Google DNS service designed to speed up users’ browsing experience a couple of weeks ago.

The problem is that most Internet users have no idea what a DNS server is, let alone how to configure one, or test how fast it is.Here is a tool called Namebench from Thomas Stromberg, a Google engineer to find the fastest DNS server available for you to use .

After the program is finished searching and comparing between DNS it will give you the results including the fastest and nearest DNS in your area in the web browser. The results are summarized and presented in various charts and graphs.After that all you have to do is edit your connection settings to use the fastest DNS available.Namebench purely and exclusively devoted to compare one server DNS with alternative current, in order to identify the one that works faster.

Namebench is a Google "20% project" and is a free download for Windows, Mac,Unix and command line interface. The benchmark tests take several minutes to run, depending on how much data you throw at it, so be prepared to go make yourself a sandwich after you press the "Start Benchmark" button

Download : Namebench

Recently Google announced a new service – Google Public DNS .Google Public DNS Service replaces your ISP’s default DNS which which boosts up your browsing speed and offers more reliable internet experience.

By using Google Public DNS you can:

Speed up your browsing experience.
Improve your security.
Get the results you expect with absolutely no redirection.

How to configure Google Public DNS :Check here

However with Google DNS Helper a small tool , you can do the whole process more simple.Google DNS Helper will backup your current DNS address and then switch it to Google Public DNS for a faster, safer, more reliable internet experience. You can restore your old DNS anytime you want.