local DNS server

[Clodoaldo]

2006/12/11, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com>:
> On 11/12/06, Clodoaldo <clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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.
> >
>
> This does look like a great service. However, it appears to be for US
> users only, as they only have servers there. I'm in Israel, and they
> have nothing nearby. Too bad.
>

I'm in Brazil. They have nothing here and it is stll faster than the
crap DNS from my ISP. I'm telling this just for those who don't want
to setup their own DNS server. Your own server is obviously faster.

There is one other possibility that is to setup squid to cache web
objects and IP addresses.

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Clodoaldo Pinto Neto