Internet speed boost

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This tutorial will show you how to speed up your internet connection, and works on Xbox 360, ps3, Windows, Mac, and UNIX.

http://code.google.com/p/namebench/

Try out namebench. It hunts down the fastest DNS servers available for your computer to use. namebench runs a fair and thorough benchmark using your web browser history, tcpdump output, or standardized datasets in order to provide an individualized recommendation. namebench is completely free and does not modify your system in any way. This project began as a 20% project at Google.

namebench runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and UNIX, and is available with a graphical user interface as well as a command-line interface.

  1. Download NameBench from the link above.
  2. Install and run Name Bench
  3. Look at the top right of your HTML log, and in the box where it says recommended configuration (fastest and nearest) note the top 2 servers
  4. Use the first two DNS from step 3 with the following guide

Comments

Ghostuser's picture

Yeahhhhhh..Top..Klappt

Yeahhhhhh..Top..Klappt perfekt....Ist deutlich zu merken am Seitenaufbau...

Fuck the System

TheDon's picture

I have followed the

I have followed the instructions and reset my DNS setttings accordingly - cheers.
Does this prevent my ISP from 'throttleing' my connection? I am pretty certain that my local provider is choking my connection because of my torrent usage.

NuttyNutZ88's picture

Works for me. Definitely a

Works for me. Definitely a must do for your internet!