By using Google Public DNS you can get:
- Speed up your browsing experience.
- Improve your security.
- Get the results you expect with absolutely no redirection.
Google announced
Google Public DNS, a new service that lets consumers use Google as their DNS service provider. The benefits to users are a theoretically faster and more stable browsing experience, and some additional security against malware type sites.
What is Google Public DNS?
Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.
To try it out:
- Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers or
- Read out configuration instructions.
If you decide to try Google Public DNS, your client programs will perform all DNS lookups using Google Public DNS.
Why does DNS matter?
The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s phone book: every time you visit a website, your computer performs a DNS lookup. Complex pages often require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading, so your computer may be performing hundreds of lookups a day.
DNS server is generally maintained by your ISP but now you can instruct your computer (or wireless router) to use Google’s DNS server instead of your ISP’s DNS server. Google says their Public DNS Servers are hosted in data centers worldwide, and they use any cast routing to send users to the geographically closest data center.
If you like to try Google DNS, here’re the steps involved for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
I hope you guys remember an earlier post about opendns to manage your internet and network traffic to block unwanted websites and contents. Checkout what they says about Google DNS service;
http://blog.opendns.com/2009/12/03/opendns-google-dns/
