local DNS server

[Clodoaldo]

2006/12/11, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com>:
> On 11/12/06, Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:34 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > > I've heard that one could run a local DNS server to speed up internet
> > > access. Does this have a real-world advantage for a home user?
> >
> > It can, if your ISP's DNS servers are crap (some are - my last couple of
> > ISP's were).
>
> Actually, I suspect that my university's DNS servers are crap. Often
> at the university, ten minutes will go by where I cannot reach certain
> sites, but others I can reach.
>

On a side note there is http://opendns.com which is much faster than
my ISP's DNS.

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Clodoaldo Pinto Neto