Should I use Google's new DNS services?

With my current dns whenever I mistype a URL I get a page asking me if I want to buy that URL. Is that page a result of my dns routing? If so I'll consider changing to Google DNS as I really hate that.

Maybe. It's certainly something that can be done, but more common is that someone actually bought and registered the typo domain so it actually exists - as a page offering to sell it. In this later case DNS has nothing to do with it.

14-Dec-2009

The day Google DNS was out, I switched. Probably the placebo effect, but I thought page responses were faster. By the third day, I separated 3 hours to deal with a decidedly slower PC, and I am talking about a 4MB cable system, Win 7 Ultimate,8GB RAM, etc.
Found Namebench here http://code.google.com/p/namebench/
It checks your existing DNS and others to let you know the fastest ones. Changed the values in the router and done. You can find instructions here, JIC: http://www.opendns.com/support/category/2

Hope this helps someone with a Molasses PC.

Turns out my ISP was fastest and then it list 2 more. My PC is flying. Response rates are the best I have ever seen.

For those inclined, suggest you invest @ 20 minutes. It was worth my time.

I just answered my own question. Those ads that offer to sell the url come when you type in a URL registered to s squatter who buys lots of urls in hopes some migh turn out to be of value to a company later.

Steve Gibson (the Spin Rite guy) has a wonderful little 175K stand-alone program to perform DNS benchmarks: http://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm

It is extremely easy to use and offers advice on how to get a secure and fast connection.

Open DNS works just great for me performance wise, and especially security wise. It easily allows blocking of specific categories of web sites, blocking of specific web sites, as well as enabling of specific web sites when the category has been blocked.

I have found their categorization of web sites to be useful and correct - so it relieves some security concerns.

AND if I had youngsters at home, this could easily be another tool for "parent managed" access - all by selecting different options in the Open DNS Dashboard.

Open DNS rocks

Dennis, big fan of GRC, so tried DNS Benchmark. Turns out one of the name servers was NOT working. Name Bench didn't point that out.

Thanks.

I'm pretty sure OpenDNS has the option to turn off the feature Leo describes about not failing a lookup. I havn't done it, because I find it helpfull while browsing

I use OpenDNS servers for my router, coupled with my account settings, which blocks out all the nasty stuff (obviously optional - you are free to keep it if you like).

OpenDNS enjoys the best DNS servers alive, dead or yet to be born. They do chicken right.

After read of Open DNS ......
JUST CONFUSED !
so many trams which I really don't know about,
I really don't know what's talking about....
Sorry..

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