Give Google Public DNS a Try

December 3rd, 2009

Today Google launched “Google Public DNS“. It is supposed to make your web browsing experience even faster.

A lot of you may be unfamiliar with DNS (Domain Name System)

here’s Google’s explanation:

“Most of us aren’t familiar with DNS because it’s often handled automatically by our Internet Service Provider (ISP), but it provides an essential function for the web. You could think of it as the switchboard of the Internet, converting easy-to-remember domain names – e.g., www.google.com – into the unique Internet Protocol (IP) numbers – e.g., 74.125.45.100 – that computers use to communicate with one another.”

need more info? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

Your ISP has you run through their DNS servers by default- and if you’re a broadband subscriber, surfing web pages is probably fast enough. Google hopes to make it even faster and safer when you use theirs.

Click here to follow their easy step-by-step guide here to change over to Google DNS!

For those who already know how to change their DNS address’- the address’ are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

My thoughts:

I jumped on the chance to try it out, and I could tell you that I notice pages loading snappier. I believe it takes half a second longer to get to the page, but once it does, it feels as though the page is fully loaded and ready. I will be using it for a while to see if I want to keep the configuration.

Please let us know your experiences in the comments section below.