Faster Internet Speeds with OpenDNS
28-08-2008
It's time to optimize your internet connection
Opposite to what some may think, short of upgrading services with an ISP (Internet Service Provider) there are things that can be done to enhance your internet speeds. This tutorial/guide will cover...
I. Single Computer Instructions for OpenDNS
II. Home Network Instructions (several links provided per router type)
III. Toubleshooting
Why should you bother reading and/or utilizing this guide?
OpenDNS offers faster Internet access (e-mail and FTP, too), and it's free. Domain Name Servers (DNS) translate site names, such as xtreme-source.com, into IP addresses that PCs employ to locate one another on the Net. Most people use their ISP's DNS services by default, and some providers are slow. Switching to OpenDNS has advantages. First, it's faster because it stores requests in a large cache; if you ask for the same IP address that other users have requested, OpenDNS doesn't need to look elsewhere--it has it. Make a typo--say, "netfliks.com"--and you're delivered to the correct site. Not only that, a warning appears if you reach a phishing site.
In short, it could be for your own good and your PC will thank you. Now, let's get started.
I. Single Computer Instructions for OpenDNS (Windows XP)
> Start Menu
> Control Panel
> Network Connections
> Right Click the network icon above and Select Properties
> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties
> Select the radial button "Use the following DNS Server address"
Click ok and you're done! Click this link now: OpenDNS
You should see the welcome page of OpenDNS.
As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.
basilan99
Opposite to what some may think, short of upgrading services with an ISP (Internet Service Provider) there are things that can be done to enhance your internet speeds. This tutorial/guide will cover...
I. Single Computer Instructions for OpenDNS
II. Home Network Instructions (several links provided per router type)
III. Toubleshooting
Why should you bother reading and/or utilizing this guide?
OpenDNS offers faster Internet access (e-mail and FTP, too), and it's free. Domain Name Servers (DNS) translate site names, such as xtreme-source.com, into IP addresses that PCs employ to locate one another on the Net. Most people use their ISP's DNS services by default, and some providers are slow. Switching to OpenDNS has advantages. First, it's faster because it stores requests in a large cache; if you ask for the same IP address that other users have requested, OpenDNS doesn't need to look elsewhere--it has it. Make a typo--say, "netfliks.com"--and you're delivered to the correct site. Not only that, a warning appears if you reach a phishing site.
In short, it could be for your own good and your PC will thank you. Now, let's get started.
I. Single Computer Instructions for OpenDNS (Windows XP)
> Start Menu
> Control Panel
> Network Connections
> Right Click the network icon above and Select Properties
> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties
> Select the radial button "Use the following DNS Server address"
Click ok and you're done! Click this link now: OpenDNS
You should see the welcome page of OpenDNS.
As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.
basilan99
