Thread: How To make pages load faster (Updating your DNS)

You all know how pages takes ~1 second to load, and that builds up over the day.



I load around ~5,000 pages a day, that's an hour a day where I sit waiting for the page to load.

Now, this won't improve your overall downloading/streaming speed, only the domain resolving speed, which usally is what takes the longest to be honest, depending on your ISP/Internet speed of cors.

This can be done locally or on your router. Locally and only you will enjoy the speed increase, and on your router everyone in the house will enjoy it.

I'm gonna be showing you both ways, though I can already now say that the router way requires you to have the router's password, just incase you though you'd be unnessecarily friendly to your family.

Local way (Windows):
1) Start -> Control panel -> "Network and Sharing Center"
2.a) For LAN, click where it says "Connection: LAN-Connection" (For wireless go to 2.b)
3.a) Now click at the bottom where it says "Preferences"
2.b) For Wireless, at the top-left it says "Administrate Wireless connections", click it.
3.b) In there, there's a button called "Settings for network adapter/card"


4) Now you should see this; (Note: This is in danish, ignore that.)


5) Select "IPv4 / TCP protocol" and press the "properties" button at the bottom
6) Now at the bottom, there's an option to manually set the DNS settings. Check it so that it's set to manual settings.


7) Now let's download Google's namebench tool.
namebench - Project Hosting on Google Code

This test takes forever, where your internet constantly crashes and such.
Start it at default settings, and go do something while it runs.

8) Once the test is done, you'll get the results of which DNS service is the best one for you.

9) Go to Google and search for the DNS recommended to you by Google's tool.

10) Go back to the DNS settings, and update it with the IP's delivered by the recommended DNS's website.
1 IP in the primary, and 1 in the secondary.

11) Save, and wait for your LAN/Wifi connection to reconnect.



Router way (requires router password)

1) Windows key + R, write cmd

2) Write ipconfig

3) Now somewhere, it'll write "Standardgateway.......: bunch of numbers", write that bunch of numbers into your browser's address bar.
(Example: 192.168.1.1)

4) Log in with the username / password if required.

5) Find the router's DNS option. Mine's at the page called "Basic settings" (I own a netgear router)

6) Set the DNS setting to manual.

7) Do step 7 to 11 from the "Local way" tutorial.


If you don't feel like using Google's tool, here's a list of DNS' I recommend:
Level3 - 4.2.2.1 | 4.2.2.2 | 4.2.2.3
Google DNS - 8.8.4.4 | 8.8.8.8
OpenDNS - 208.67.222.222 | 208.67.220.220


(The ducks in my threads represents world piece)

Tried it, didn't really see a significant bonus. But then again, my windows usually load instantly; maybe this will have a better effect on a slower system.

I been using OpenDns forever now and have it setup on my router. Im not sure how much faster it is anymore cause its been such a long time since i used my ISP's dns, but i can tell u that i never had any issues with using it. Also, Im able to filter out websites so my daughter cant accidentally stumble upon something bad so thats a plus.

Theres a program out there that will handle changing your DNS automatically and its called DNS Jumper. I never used it before but its portable and i think im gonna try it or try the DNS address u posted above. Anyway thanks for the tutorial.

Originally Posted by Juxtapose

Tried it, didn't really see a significant bonus. But then again, my windows usually load instantly; maybe this will have a better effect on a slower system.

It'll only work on connections which uses a slow DNS.

If you're using your ISP's default DNS, it can be really slow, but using a custom DNS fixes this.

It doesn't help on the overall speed of loading the website content, but it makes you connect to the website a lot faster, which you want rather than staring at a blank page while your browser's going "Connecting to Google.com..."

Originally Posted by MikeD

I been using OpenDns forever now and have it setup on my router. Im not sure how much faster it is anymore cause its been such a long time since i used my ISP's dns, but i can tell u that i never had any issues with using it. Also, Im able to filter out websites so my daughter cant accidentally stumble upon something bad so thats a plus.

Theres a program out there that will handle changing your DNS automatically and its called DNS Jumper. I never used it before but its portable and i think im gonna try it or try the DNS address u posted above. Anyway thanks for the tutorial.

I haven't heard of the program called DNS Jumper before, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.

Most routers has a feature for filtering websites though, I'd say use that rather than OpenDNS as OpenDNS can be rather slow (Depending on your global location and comparing to others)

Level3's DNS is really recommended.

Originally Posted by Tools.

It'll only work on connections which uses a slow DNS.

If you're using your ISP's default DNS, it can be really slow, but using a custom DNS fixes this.

It doesn't help on the overall speed of loading the website content, but it makes you connect to the website a lot faster, which you want rather than staring at a blank page while your browser's going "Connecting to Google.com..."



I haven't heard of the program called DNS Jumper before, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.

Most routers has a feature for filtering websites though, I'd say use that rather than OpenDNS as OpenDNS can be rather slow (Depending on your global location and comparing to others)

Level3's DNS is really recommended.

Yeah i know that, but OpenDns has more options for filtering websites. Anyway i heard using OpenDns isnt the best option and ill try the level3 as u suggested to see what happens. Thanks

once i rebooted it failed

Originally Posted by Rocco

once i rebooted it failed

Not sure why it would do that.

I'm betting you typed in something wrong, else I have no idea.

Another way to find the fastest DNS is with GRC's tool, I wrote a quick guide a couple of weeks ago on using it: http://www.torrent-invites.com/tutor...stest-dns.html

tried it out, but not sure if i can see a difference.