This problem isn't a Kubuntu problem, or even a Linux/Debian problem. In my location, DNS resolving is extremely slow, and I'm looking for ideas to solve that.
I've tried setting DNS servers via DHCP from the ISP, OpenDNS, and some others. They all seem to be quite slow. I can measure page loading in seconds, with most of that time at the "looking up" stage. Once the look up is completed, pages load nicely.
This same problem is obvious in Windows machines, OpenSUSE machines, and in various incarnations of Debian/Ubuntu.
I live in Arkansas, USA, for starters. I've not located any DNS servers physically closer than Georgia. Of course, I've often read that the physical location is less important than "net location", due to routing.
At one point, I was using Squid to do local caching, but that proved unsatisfactory. We have 5 computer uses on 4 machines, and caching tended to provide dead links quite often.
I've browsed through the DNS servers avaliable under Kubuntu - but I don't know which, if any, might improve my internet speed. MaraDNS looks pretty simple to set up and configure, but I've not quite made my mind up to plunge into something new.
So - I'm looking for advice as to whether running my own DNS server will boost my speed, and/or which server will offer the best performance. Alternatively, I'm looking for internet DNS servers that actually will improve performance.
I once used the Pacific Root DNS servers, and they were remarkably faster than anything else available. Unfortunately, the Pacific Root in no longer in business.
Thank for your time, and any advice!!
I've tried setting DNS servers via DHCP from the ISP, OpenDNS, and some others. They all seem to be quite slow. I can measure page loading in seconds, with most of that time at the "looking up" stage. Once the look up is completed, pages load nicely.
This same problem is obvious in Windows machines, OpenSUSE machines, and in various incarnations of Debian/Ubuntu.
I live in Arkansas, USA, for starters. I've not located any DNS servers physically closer than Georgia. Of course, I've often read that the physical location is less important than "net location", due to routing.
At one point, I was using Squid to do local caching, but that proved unsatisfactory. We have 5 computer uses on 4 machines, and caching tended to provide dead links quite often.
I've browsed through the DNS servers avaliable under Kubuntu - but I don't know which, if any, might improve my internet speed. MaraDNS looks pretty simple to set up and configure, but I've not quite made my mind up to plunge into something new.
So - I'm looking for advice as to whether running my own DNS server will boost my speed, and/or which server will offer the best performance. Alternatively, I'm looking for internet DNS servers that actually will improve performance.
I once used the Pacific Root DNS servers, and they were remarkably faster than anything else available. Unfortunately, the Pacific Root in no longer in business.
Thank for your time, and any advice!!
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