|By Vinod Published:Dec 17, 2011||Posted in: Internet |Tags: google,Google DNS, internet Connection |



Speed Up Your Internet Connection: Use Google Public DNS


DNS (Domain Name System) is the online service that maps a web url to an IP address. Whenever you surf the web, your ISP will perform a DNS lookup to translate the URL to its IP address before it can render the pages. As web pages become more complex, the number of DNS lookup increase and your Internet speed suffers.

Google Public DNS is a DNS service provided by Google with the aim of helping you to improve your browsing experience. Since Google’s search engine already crawls the web on a daily basis and in the process resolves and caches DNS information, they are able to bring back DNS information much faster than your ISP.

Here’s how you can configure your computer to use Google Public DNS and enjoy the speed boost.

Configuring your computer to use Google Public DNS (Windows 7/Vista)
Go to Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center. Click on the active network connection link.



Click on the Properties button.

In the Network tab, highlight the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) field and click on the Properties button.


Enter the following in the DNS field:



Save the setting and close all windows. Restart the Internet connection. You should be connect via the Google public DNS now.

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