Increase internet speed with DNS an IP
There are many ways to
get a faster internet speed in Microsoft Windows. Today, I am going to
show you a simple DNS hack that can speed up your Web Browsing
dramatically. First, I need to remind you an obvious thing that happens
with most of us when we are using a slow internet connection. The only thing we
blame is our Internet Service Provider (ISP) for slow internet connection, but
this isn’t the only case all the time. Sometimes, the problem lie with our DNS
(Domain Name System). So, first let me explain you something about DNS before
telling you the method to get a faster internet speed.
What
is DNS?
DNS – Domain Name System (Service/Server) – is something that
converts your domain names into IP addresses.
The domain names are usually alphabetic for us to remember easily,
but in actuality the Internet works on IP addresses. The DNS converts the
domain name into its corresponding IP address, each time it is used as
such. The DNS has a network of its own i.e. one DNS server can ask other
DNS servers about translating a specific domain name to its corresponding IP
address till it gets the correct result.
Computers and other devices make use of IP address to route the
traffic and it is very much similar to dialing a phone number. DNS acts as an
intelligent operator that bypasses the infinite address book of IP addresses.
Your DNS manages this huge task.
How
an Alternative DNS Service Will Speed Up Your Browsing?
As I mentioned earlier, your tortoise internet speed isn’t always
your Internet Service Provider’s fault, instead it may be your DNS’s fault. So
why not use an alternative DNS service? As the present web pages continue to
become more and more complex by inculcating innumerable things, so clients go
for multiple DNS lookups for rendering one single web page. With the continuous
growth in web, the existing DNS infrastructure is under more load each day.
Now I’ll tell you to use a free public DNS service that will tell
your computer to use that service instead of using your ISP prescribed service
and will help you to get a faster internet speed
How
To Speed Up Web Browsing Using DNS Hack?
To get a faster internet speed, I’ll tell you about free OpenDNS
service. You can also use Google DNS for speeding up your
internet. OpenDNS is one of the most popular free DNS services that was
started to provide an alternative method to those who were discontented with
their existing DNS. Ahead I’m mentioning about OpenDNS; find Google DNS after
that.
By following these simple steps, you can tell your computer to use
OpenDNS’s DNS servers instead of the ones your service provider automatically
uses:
Open
DNS:
Step 1:
To get a faster internet speed using OpenDNS, first open
Control panel.
Step 2:
Go to Network and Internet options.
Step 3:
Now click on Network and Sharing Center.
Step 4:
Click on your Internet Connection and then click
on Properties.
Step 5:
Highlight the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on
Properties.
Step 6:
Now choose the following DNS server addresses to get a faster
internet speed:
§
Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
§
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220
You are using OpenDNS’s servers now which helps you to to get a
faster internet speed.
To Configure IPv6:
Highlight the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and click on
Properties, and choose the following DNS server addresses:
§
Preferred DNS server: 2620:0:ccc::2
§
Alternate DNS server: 2620:0:ccd::2
Google
DNS:
Replace those addresses with the IP
addresses of the Google DNS servers in step 6.
For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.
For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844
Happy Reading!
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