On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Abhishek Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> On 08/26/2011 09:32 PM, Chandan Gupta wrote: > > > The DNS (Domain Name System) is the phonebook of the Internet. When you > enter a website into a browser, it's DNS that finds the optimal machine to > serve that website to you. Without it, browsing as we know it would not be > possible. > > Open DNS serves 30 billion DNS requests to millions of customers every > day, with plenty of capacity to spare. You have been probably using DNS > service of your Internet Service Provider (ISP) which was default > /etc/resolv.conf setting, but ISPs sometimes have notoriously unreliable and > slow service. Switching to OpenDNS gives you best output. > > OpenDNS are: > > nameserver 208.67.222.222 > nameserver 208.67.220.220 > nameserver 208.67.222.220 > nameserver 208.67.220.222 > > how to set up: > > edit /etc/resolv.conf file and change the nameserver. > you can also alternatively add google's public DNS which are > 8.8.8.8 > 8.8.4.4 > > :) > > SOURCE<http://www.linuxcandy.com/2011/08/fast-and-secure-internet-with-opendns.html> > -- > FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > Mailing List Guidelines: > http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ > > Hi Chandan, > Using OpenDNS is good, but it has some drawbacks as well: > > - Slow DNS queries > - DNS resolution for far off IPs (in case of CDNs) > > Agreed! > > - > > - > > But it has more advantages over disadvantages including you are safe from DNS attacks. > - > Abhishek Singh > FOSS Nepal Communityhttp://wiki.fossnepal.org > > -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/
