Written by When you type that “www…” into your browser, a series of transactions occur to bring that web page to your computer. One of the first steps is that your request for a URL goes to a domain name server (usually provided by your service provider). The DNS server matches your “www…” with a unique Internet Protocol (IP) number, which is assigned to every computer connected to the Internet. Your page request is then routed to the correct server.
Google’s Public DNS claims to speed up this initial communication. Our testing indicates that Google’s service is indeed faster than other DNS servers including OpenDNS, another public offering.
If you’re a “safe surfer” you might want to give the Google DNS a shot. For content filtering on your family network, you can’t beat OpenDNS and Google’s speed isn’t reason enough to switch. It will be interesting to see if Google adds filtering to its DNS service.
