Hack DNS for lightning-fast Web browsing

Vikingod · May 23, 2007, 01:36 PM

Source: ComputerWorld
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No matter how big the broadband pipe you use to surf the Web, it's not big enough. Everyone, whether they use a slowpoke dial-up modem or the fastest FiOS line, wants to surf faster.

There's a simple way you can get to Web sites faster, and it won't cost you a penny. You can hack the way your PC uses the Domain Name System (DNS), the technology underlying all Web browsing. It's far simpler to do than you might imagine, as you'll see in this article.

GutterPunk · May 23, 2007, 03:39 PM

Im going to try that when I get home.

Vikingod · May 23, 2007, 03:52 PM

NOTE TO ALL:

If you plan on trying this at work, its probably a good idea to check with the IT folks before you decide to mess around with your DNS settings. I'd imagine that could make some of them very unhappy.

Judas · May 23, 2007, 08:19 PM

it has no effect for me....

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 26, 2007, 05:21 AM

hmm interesting reading on the openDNS website though

May 23, 2007, 01:36 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Hack DNS for lightning-fast Web browsing Source: ComputerWorld ____________ No matter how big the broadband pipe you use to surf the Web, it's not big enough. Everyone, whether they use a slowpoke dial-up modem or the fastest FiOS line, wants to surf faster. There's a simple way you can get to Web sites faster, and it won't cost you a penny. You can hack the way your PC uses the Domain Name System (DNS), the technology underlying all Web browsing. It's far simpler to do than you might imagine, as you'll see in this article.

May 23, 2007, 03:39 PM	#2
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May 26, 2007, 05:21 AM	#5
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May 23, 2007, 03:52 PM	Thread Starter #3
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	NOTE TO ALL: If you plan on trying this at work, its probably a good idea to check with the IT folks before you decide to mess around with your DNS settings. I'd imagine that could make some of them very unhappy.