If you've got a speedy internet connection at home, but it seems slow, it's possible its' not the connection itself but the speed of your chosen DNS server.
8/10 (10 votes) - Download Namebench Free. Namebench is a tool to do benchmarks of your DNS servers comparing their performance with the fastest ones such as Google Public DNS, OpenDNS or UltraDNS. For all users with advanced knowledge that want to speed up their connection, Namebench is. 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. Download Freeware (1.12 MB) Linux Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X - English. A handy tool for DNS servers analysis. It can run on Windows, Mac and Linux OS! Natalia Kudryavtseva.
To figure out if the DNS servers are part of the problem, check out namebench, a DNS server benchmarking app. namebench compares your existing DNS servers to a large list of other DNS servers, and shows you how they all perform.
When namebench launches, you'll see a window populated with your current DNS server addresses, and a few other settings you can modify:
Click Start, then go ahead and find something else to do for a while—the benchmarking process may take 15 minutes or more, depending on how many name servers it can see.
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While the app still runs in High Sierra, you won't see any output. However, thanks to commenter Marc K., you can still see the output once it's done. Open Terminal and paste this command:
This will open the results page in your browser—including the below-referenced eye candy—so you can compare the various DNS that were analyzed. Thanks Marc!
After namebench has done its thing, your browser will open showing a page with results, including some 'eye candy' charts like this one...
The report may tell you your current DNS is the fastest, or it may have recommendations for other servers. Note: You may also see lots of scary messages about a DNS being hijacked; you really don't need to worry about these. (CHeck the FAQ for answers about hijacking, and anything else in the output).
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namebench can also be built from source, so you could use it in Terminal, but I haven't tried that. It's not new code—the latest version (1.3.1) is from 2010. However, it seems to run fine in Sierra (and Mavericks before that). If you're curious about your DNS servers, I haven't found a better tool than namebench to investigate their performance.
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If you're experiencing delays when opening web pages or even other web-based protocols, it's possible that you're using a slower or non-optimal DNS server. Since changing DNS settings by hand can be difficult, a developer has created DNS Jumper.
DNS Jumper is a totally free tool which simply changes your DNS settings on-the-fly. Whether you want to use custom DNS servers, a free service like Google DNS or others, DNS Jumper will configure your network devices to use the alternatives.
The program currently has a long list of free online DNS servers like Google DNS or OpenDNS and you can change which DNS servers you use by clicking the drop-down list within the main interface of DNS Jumper.
The fastest DNS servers can be used as this little utility also includes a speed test. Selecting the DNS server with the fastest response time should improve web browsing noticeably.
Features and highlights
- Help you reach websites where access have been blocked
- Improve your security by using secure DNS servers
- Protect your children from inappropriate websites and can block adult sites
- Speed your browsing (move to a faster Domain Name Service)
- Changes your settings manually can take a little work
DNS Jumper 2.2 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs
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This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from network software without restrictions. DNS Jumper 2.2 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.
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