Zac Garrett - Latest Comments in Leopard Network Speed

Re: Leopard Network Speed

Dan — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:02:50 -0000

I love OpenDNS myself, but I run into issues in my school network, so I don't use it here at school.

Re: Leopard Network Speed

Sahil Amin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:19:06 -0000

I use OpenDNS as my ISP's DNS, though the search is annoying, I find it great and I also like it's little feature of correcting URLs.

Re: Leopard Network Speed

Zac Garrett — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:54:29 -0000

I change my DNS provider about monthly. I normally prefer to have multiple DNS servers so if one dies you still have many more backups. Having 3 DNS servers is almost always the recommended setting for servers, just so you always have a working server.

The problem with Leopard is that if you have more than two DNS servers your entire network goes at a crawling pace. By limiting the servers to only two (opendns in my case) you go back to zippy speeds.

By setting the DNS servers on your router you can have as many as you would like (or it supports) as you will only have one on your local machine, the router.

Re: Leopard Network Speed

Anjuan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:38:58 -0000

Are you using OpenDNS in Leopard itself or in your router? I use the OpenDNS servers in my router so that all of my computers can benefit from their reliable servers and also take advantage of their adult content filters.