Google wants to make the internet faster!

DavidGP · Dec 5, 2009

Google have setup a DNS service like OpenDNS to help users speed up their web surfing

When you type www.wikipedia.org into your browser's address bar, you expect nothing less than to be taken to Wikipedia. Chances are you're not giving much thought to the work being done in the background by the Domain Name System, or DNS.

Today, as part of our ongoing effort to make the web faster, we're launching our own public DNS resolver called Google Public DNS, and we invite you to try it out.
Click to expand...

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-google-public-dns.html

augiedoggie · Dec 5, 2009

I'll give it a shot for the heck of it but what is google saying, that our ISPs are slow? The blog doesn't really explain it well to me or I'm not knowledgeable enough on networking issues, which is for sure my weakest subject.

LauraR · Dec 5, 2009

I'm not understanding it fully either, but I think it's saying they are going to streamline the process for the user by running it through their 'network' (?, or whatever you would call it). I'm not sure how much it could speed up my experience. I pretty much get right to whatever I'm looking for. It would have to only change it by fractions of a second for most people anymore.

Adrynalyne · Dec 5, 2009

Its ok, but I am missing the options of OpenDNS.

BoredOutOfMyMind · Dec 5, 2009

Adrynalyne said: ↑

Its ok, but I am missing the options of OpenDNS.
Click to expand...

Is OpenDNS faster when configured correctly?!

`when configured correctly........

Log in or Sign up

Google wants to make the internet faster!

DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

augiedoggie The Canadian Loon - LocoAugie (R.I.P. 2012)

LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

Adrynalyne Guest

BoredOutOfMyMind Picabo, ICU