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Your DNS may play havoc if you aren't using your ISP's DNS. Instead of getting a short-route optimized for your ISP, you could be getting bounced who-knows-wher
by SoftwareMaven 14y ago
Your DNS may play havoc if you aren't using your ISP's DNS. Instead of getting a short-route optimized for your ISP, you could be getting bounced who-knows-where. I use OpenDNS, but set my home theater up to bypass my local DNS and go straight to my ISP's DNS and saw a significant improvement.
I understand why companies use DNS to facilitate routing, but I wish they didn't.
- habosa 14y agoI've never messed with any DNS settings at all. Does this mean I'm using my ISPs DNS? And what are the benefits of something like OpenDNS?
- SoftwareMaven 14y agoYou are almost certainly using your ISP's DNS. I use OpenDNS for the filtering. I've got four kids and dozens of devices scattered through the house. OpenDNS keeps most of the crud that I'd rather they not see out of my network and it requires zero administration when a friend comes over or a new device shows up. The other benefit of using a provider like OpenDNS is a (supposed) reduction in the time it takes to do a DNS lookup. Given how many DNS lookups I do in a day, this could add up to real time (but I've never actually tested whether it is faster or not).