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Open DNS and its benefits
View Poll Results: What are your thoughts on Open DNS ?
I use it and it is Excellent ! 48 47.52%
I use it and have not experienced any improvement 11 10.89%
I use it and it slowed my connection down 4 3.96%
I have not used it yet and will give it a go 27 26.73%
I dont use it and dont plan to try either 11 10.89%
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Old 05-01-2008, 16:02   #1
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Open DNS and its benefits
As a few of you know i am a real supporter of OpenDNS as it has really improved my browsing experience.

If you are unsure of how it works and how it can improve your connection i will try to explain.

DNS stands for Domain Name System. When you type an address into your browser it sends a request to the DNS server to change the nice easy www.example.com address into its IP address. so when you type in www.cableforum.co.uk it tells your computer the ip address is 87.106.129.133. Virgin media has its own DNS servers but they are obviously very busy receiving many thousands of requests at one time. Open DNS speeds up your request by bypassing Virgins servers and using their own. This is a free service and you don't need to install any additional software.

Another useful feature is it has anti phishing protection built in so you wont get ripped off by any known phishing sites. Also if a domain dosnt exist as you made a typo in the address it will suggest some possible answers for the site you were looking for! all in all an excellent site and 10/10 from me !

My experience with open DNS has been very successful. It has improved the speed of my web browsing alot !

If you want to give it a try then hop on over to http://www.opendns.com

I would also like some feedback from anyone who has tried the service and their thoughts on it.

Hope this is of help to anyone experiencing slow browsing on their VM Broadband.

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Re: Open DNS and its benefits
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As a few of you know i am a real supporter of OpenDNS as it has really improved my browsing experience.

If you are unsure of how it works and how it can improve your connection i will try to explain.

DNS stands for Domain Name System. When you type an address into your browser it sends a request to the DNS server to change the nice easy www.example.com address into its IP address. so when you type in www.cableforum.co.uk it tells your computer the ip address is 87.106.129.133. Virgin media has its own DNS servers but they are obviously very busy receiving many thousands of requests at one time. Open DNS speeds up your request by bypassing Virgins servers and using their own. This is a free service and you don't need to install any additional software.

My experience with open DNS has been very successful. It has improved the speed of my web browsing alot !

If you want to give it a try then hop on over to http://www.opendns.com

I would also like some feedback from anyone who has tried the service and their thoughts on it.

Hope this is of help to anyone experiencing slow browsing on their VM Broadband.

Impz
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Use it and love it ^_^
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Re: Open DNS and its benefits
well remember to vote guys. I think it is one of the true great free tweaks for your connection and i absolutely swear by it ! I was hoping we could get more and more peeps on it as it really is the mutts nuts !


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Re: Open DNS and its benefits
Hi All,
I've used Open since they started. Even then there was a massive improvement and it's got even better since then. I only ever remember one problem and that was cleared within minutes.
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I haven't heard of it before, but I'll give it a go.
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Old 05-01-2008, 16:18   #7
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I've used Open since they started. Even then there was a massive improvement and it's got even better since then. I only ever remember one problem and that was cleared within minutes.
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Thanks for the support George, another happy punter !

Come on guys everyone should give it a go. if you need help as you are unsure of anything just post your question here and i will happily try and explain how to set it up. The openDNS site is very straightforward !

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Re: Open DNS and its benefits
I got it working on the computer no prob. But before that I tried putting it on the router, Linksys WRT54GS-UK, and it wouldnt let me put it on, coz it wouldnt let me put in 3 numbers in 1 box

Anyway, not too bothered... as long as the browsing improves on the computer I am happy
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Re: Open DNS and its benefits
I have DD-WRT firmware on my router can I choose it from DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) or is that different?
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Re: Open DNS and its benefits
Does OpenDNS by any chance block torrent sites?

I was on one b4 I changed to OpenDNS, and now it doesnt open

edit: working now :S
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Used it for a couple of years, excellent!
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Re: Open DNS and its benefits
they dont block any site as far as i am aware. The private tracker im a member of works fine (check it out its awesome http://www.araditracker.com)

The only sites they block are known phishing sites !

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Yep i use it, and i have notices that website load abit quicker.

Opendns = VM's DNS =
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Manged to get it to work. Websites do seem to load a bit quicker.
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yep it really does do what it promises ! It improved my browsing no end !

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