OpenDns + Google Chrome = pure awesome!!!

At times, you get irritated because the webpage is just sooooooooooooo sloooowww to load up, it's like crawling forever like a snail.

You verified that there's no problem at all on your internet connection (it says you're connected). But browsing websites doesn't just let you do it no matter how much you tried clearing cookies and all already.

Little did you know, that there is a DNS downtime from your ISP. Yup, internet is UP but DNS is down. In cases like this, you have to wait for the ISP to fix the DNS downtime before you could surf again.

Sit back and relax though cuz there's a fix for that without waiting for your ISP to crunch their nerves in going back live again for the DNS.

Sometime last year, i tried Google DNS, i was amazed by its speed. However, i stumbled this OpenDns via New York time's tech archives and found it very worth a try.

I've been playing around OpenDns for a while and the benefits are truly amazing.
- Google Chrome as my browser, the webpages get to load real super fast
- livestreaming on Youtube and elsewhere where you wanna watch vid doesn't give much buffering

In contrast to Google Dns, i would say that there is a major difference between the two. Technophiles are saying that one major factor is on which country you're at would impact on how effective these two dns supports are serving their purpose. If you wanna check out the comparison chart which is better, click here.

I for one, i'm choosing OpenDns to meet my browsing needs.

If you're a PC user, here's a how-to in executing the DNS settings for your windows.

1. Open your control panel and click on network and sharing center.

2. On the left side of the window, click on Change Adapter Settings

3. You would see the available list of network adapter, right click on the one you are currently connected with. (such as below), and click on properties.

4.  After clicking properties, you would see the wireless network connection properties (in my case i chose my wireless connection).

Under networking tab, click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/iPv4) and click Properties.

You'd get the last windows to the right, and just follow the same inputs on how it looks like.

Remember to click Apply and Ok.

The catch here is to encode these two DNS addresses under Use the following DNS server addresses

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220


Now, load up your browser and see the difference. I recommend using Chrome instead of Firefox.



PS: GoogleDNS and OpenDns are both free.