Find the best DNS to speed up the Internet ~ DepoTech

Search and especially find the best DNS (Domain Name System) to boost your web connection and more specifically your Internet browser must be one of your priorities. Before getting into the thick of it, here's what DNS and especially its role on the Internet connection of your Windows computer Mac or Linux. DNS is a domain name system. Simply put, when you enter a web address like http://www.depotekk.com your machine queries a directoryThe DNS. This directory aims to connect to the subscriber, ie the IP address of the site you are about to contact.

The best DNS allows you to surf faster!

These are usually the DNS of your Internet service provider are used. Out, depending on your location-or in the proximity of web sites you frequent, the DNS Free, Numericable, Orange ... may not be the quickest to respond. The role of this tutorial is to help you determine the fastest DNS for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV connected via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. By configuring your Internet access with the "ideal DNS" (two Address to grasp) you have browsed the internet faster and will reduce wait times by logging into a website.

Namebench or Domain Name Speed Benchmark

For this tutorial, we will base ourselves on the excellent Namebench (Mac, Windows and Linux), but the procedure is also functional with the software RCMP's Domain Name Speed Benchmark (Windows only). These utilities measures are based on your browsing cache and your location, conduct performance tests and offer the final optimized DNS (local DNS, Google DNS, OpenDNS ...). It will then change the Internet network settings of your computer, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV with the new DNS.

Best DNS: Install Namebench

Download and install Namebench. Three versions are available depending on your operating system. We strongly urge you to stop all applications that use your Internet connection (mail client, P2P software, web browser, web radio) to perform the test bench in the best possible conditions.

Best DNS: start the test

The names of your current DNS and the IP address of your router or Internet box are automatically filled in "Nameservers". For us, it is those of our Numericable ISP. In the "Query Data Source" on your default browser is elected. If you want to test with another browser (Safari, Firefox ...), you can do so here. But the interest is to perform the tests on the browser which web cache is most provided. It only remains for you to click on the Start button. The test takes a few minutes, so arm yourself with a little patience, over 4500 DNS are screened and then the list is refined to progressively ...

Best DNS: analyze the results ...

You are in front of the summary table of results. A primary DNS, secondary and even tertiary DNS is proposed. It may be three DNS from the same supplier or three different. In our case namebench calls us first choice OpenDNS-2 and Numericable our ISP second choice and finally the second DNS NTT-2.

The detailed report that opens in your web browser provides accurate acceleration rate on your connection. In our example, the OpenDNS server we win up to 34.2% more speed! Take the three addresses of DNS servers top right of the screen (Primary Server, Secondary Server and Tertiary Server). It is these values that will inform further down the setting of your Internet connection.

Best DNS: change settings for Mac

Mac, we must now go to System Preferences and click the Network icon. Click depending on the connection you use, Ethernet or Wi-Fi and then the Advanced ... button

You must now click the + button to add in order the three new DNS Namebench recommended. The old DNS disappear instantly.

Once the new DNS click OK to take account of changes in the next window and then click the Apply button. So, voila you have the best DNS for your machine.

Best DNS: changing Windows settings

Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 the procedure is the same. He must go to the Control Panel, Network and Internet, Network and Sharing Center. Locate the Local Area Connection and click it.

In the window titled State Local Area Connection click the Property button.

You arrive in the Connection Properties window to the LAN select Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and click the Properties button.

It remains only to change the preferred DNS server by entering the first two proposed by Namebench then click OK.

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