Speeding Up The Web
DNS stands for Domain Name System.
It's a system of servers all over the world that resolve names for every website you visit.
When you type www.cnn.com, that website is actually located at the IP address 157.166.255.19.
Faster DNS response equals faster Web surfing.
How can you find your DNS server response time and compare it to others?
Google has a free utility called namebench that does all the legwork for you.
Download namebench from
http://code.google.com/p/namebench
There are versions for Mac or Windows.
The namebench utility pings various DNS servers to see which one returns results fastest.
Run the program using the default settings and see what it returns.
Chances are your DNS server isn't the fastest available and a simple change might speed up Web surfing considerably.
Once namebench returns its results and you determine you might want to change your DNS, you can find instructions online. XP users can find them at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305553
Windows 7 users can go to
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-TCP-IP-settings
Mac users can find the instructions at the bottom of
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