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    Default [Windows] Tool to test speed of your current DNS-Server

    So-called "Domain Name System (DNS) server" is a computer responsible for the resolution of requests for domain names with the associated IP addresses. By default your ISP-provider's DNS-server is used.

    There is a (not really wellknown) free-of-charge tool authored by Google: . This program tests the currently at your Windows PC / router registered DNS-server, as well as a number of other public DNS-server (currently 25), including also Google's DNS-server (8.8.8.8; 8.8.4.4).




    If test has finished



    the program generates a concise HTML page that indicates tabular exactly what DNS-servers were found and which are the fastest for your location. It is also proposed an optimal configuration.
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    your name server is your Fritz!Box?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jok11n View Post
    your name server is your Fritz!Box?
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    I'm guessing that the address for the Fritz!Box is 192.168.178.1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lsemmens View Post
    I'm guessing that the address for the Fritz!Box is 192.168.178.1.
    My router's (Brand: AVM, Model: Fritz!Box) IP address is 192.168.1.1 - as this seems to be default with all routers.

    You know that it's the router which uses a DNS-server IP address as assigned by your ISP or network admin (you?). At my place 192.168.178.1 is the DNS-server's IP address my router actually uses.


    You find out (current) DNS-server's IP address by opening a command prompt and entering

    ipconfig /all

    or looking into the router's configuration.


    Because I don't know whether things have changed, especially want to see which is the fastest DNS-server actually available, I run the "namebench" utility every half year.

    Example output:




    Addendum:

    What does "XYZDOMAIN is hijacked" mean?

    It means that the DNS server falsifies the result when a non-existent host is requested. This is usually used so that the DNS provider can place advertising when you make a typo when typing in a URL.

    What does "XYZDOMAIN appears incorrect" mean?

    This means that the DNS server may be falsifying the result for a well known service, and redirecting you to another website. This is usually a very bad thing. This alert may also result in false positives when a website changes to a new network or CNAME.
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    Last edited by jwoegerbauer; 31-01-15 at 08:25 PM. Reason: addendum

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