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KIM KOMANDO bogged down with traffic, running inefficient software or any number of other problems. If your computer can’t look up IP addresses quickly, it seriously slows down your browsing. Fortunately, there are other DNS servers out there you can use.
download buttons at the end of this article. On the left side of the namebench download page, WHAT DNS IS BEST FOR YOU? there is a green header labeled The big question is how to find a “Featured.” Here is where you will new DNS and how to know it will find the program you need. be any better than your current one. Google has a solution called For PC users, click the second namebench. download link with the ending “Windows.exe”. Mac users should This lightweight program will select the download link ending test your DNS against other in “Mac_OS_X.dmg”. popular DNS servers. Once it finishes the comparison, it will You will be redirected to another give you detailed statistics on page that has another download performance and recommend link. This link should be highlighted the best DNS for you to use. in green and have the same name as the previous download link you Download Instructions clicked. To download the program, navigate to the namebench Note: If the download link is download page by using the blue not highlighted in green or the
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Keep in mind that speed isn’t the only reason to choose a new DNS. Many DNS systems include filtering to block inappropriate websites or other sites you don’t want to see. OpenDNS is one of our regular
recommendations for filtering.
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