How to Speed Up Internet Surfing with Better-Responding DNS Servers
How to Speed Up Internet Surfing with Better-Responding DNS Servers
When you're busy working away and getting things done, the last thing you want to wait on is your browser. It's true. There are a number of ways to speed up your internet connection, but did you know that you can surf the Web faster just by using a more responsive Domain Name System (DNS) server? Since DNS response time happens to be a significant factor in the loading speed of your web pages, it's definitely beneficial to you to learn how to speed up internet with responsive DNS servers.
DNS is in fact a service that translates domain names into IP addresses, which simplifies the job of a Web surfer. Thus, for the convenience of us Internet users, we will generally type the domain in the web browser's URL bar rather than the actual IP address, which can be a tad bit difficult to recall. The undertaking of the actual DNS server is to translate the information and to send back the answer, which is the IP address for the domain name, to the user. There are a few ISP's which have inefficient DNS servers, which can be detrimental to the speed at which your web pages load. That said, I'll gladly share some of the free alternative DNS servers out there on the Internet that you can use with any web browser. I'll also discuss how to use them efficiently.
Now, setting your PC to use alternate DNS servers rather than your ISP's is an easy change, which works well in XP, Vista, and Windows 7 OS's. Here, however, I'll only be revealing how to modify this in Vista and XP.
Microsoft Windows XP
1. Begin by opening Network Connections:
a. Click on Start --> Run
b. Type in ncpa.cpl
c. Point your mouse to the OK button and click on it
2. Right-click on the connection that you typically use
3. Click on Properties
4. Click on/highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
5. Point your mouse to Properties and click on it
6. Tick the option "Use the following DNS server addresses:"
7. Fill in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server with any of the servers suggested below:
OpenDNS
Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220
Google Public DNS
Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4
Verizon/GTEI
Preferred DNS server: 4.2.2.1
Alternate DNS server: 4.2.2.2
8. Click on OK
9. Finally, click on Close.
For Windows Vista Users
1. Go to Start --> Control Panel
2. Under Network and Internet, click on "View network status and tasks"
3. Then, view your Local Area Network status by clicking on the link next to it titled "View Status"
4. Click the Properties button
5. Click Continue when you get a popup that says "Windows needs your permission to continue"
6. In Local Area Connection Properties, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/UPv4)
7. Click on the Properties button
8. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window, select "Use the following DNS server addresses:"
9. Fill the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server with any of the following suggested servers:
OpenDNS
Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220
Google Public DNS
Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4
Verizon/GTEI
Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220
10. Click the OK button
11. Click the Close button.
I'm sure you're already aware that recalling a domain name, such as www.google.com, is a lot easier than trying to remember a bunch of numbers in a strange format, like xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where each x is a digit. Can you just picture how much of a nuisance it would be to manage and organize your bookmarks without DNS? What's cool is that it is indeed there to make browsing much easier, but in return, there is a delay due to the translation. The amount of delay varies by ISP. Nontheless, by actually following the steps above, you should now know how to speed up internet browsing successfully by selecting and plugging in the IPs of better-responding DNS servers.
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