Hi there,
I'm looking for a way to cache website addresses to speed up page
finding and loading. I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.14 on SuSE 10.3, with a
D-Link DSL-502T broadband modem and D-Link DI-524UP wireless router
(though I'm plugged directly into that, not wireless).
At the moment, whenever I select a webpage from Firefox's bookmarks, or
type in a URL, it takes approximately 10 seconds before the IP address
is found, and the page starts loading. Firefox's status bar says
"Looking up Slashdot.org..." (or whatever) for that long, before the
page starts loading.
After the first time, accessing the same page again is fast - but only
if I do it within a few minutes. After a certain amount of time has
passed, Firefox has to look up the IP address again, which takes another
10 seconds...
Is there a simple way I can make my browser/computer/modem cache the
addresses of websites I visit, ready to serve up at some later date ?
I don't want to put dozens of addresses into my 'hosts' file
manually... The computer is on most of the time, and the modem is
always on.
I've read a little about Bind and Squid, but I'm not sure if they're
what I'm after, plus they seem like overkill for what I want.
Thanks for any advice.
David Merriman
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