Comments on: OpenDNS http://www.ne0ge0.com/2006/07/19/opendns/ When I talk, the world ignores me... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:15:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.ne0ge0.com/2006/07/19/opendns/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Michael Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:51:34 +0000 http://www.ne0ge0.com/index.php/2006/07/19/opendns/#comment-64 <p>Since I'm running Windows, I had to download dig from <a title="Dig port for Windows" href="http://pigtail.net/LRP/dig/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I've made the required files available as a zip on this server too <a title="Dig port for Windows" href="http://www.ne0ge0.com/files/dig.zip" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Remember, though to follow the <a title="Dig port for Windows" href="http://pigtail.net/LRP/dig/" rel="nofollow">instructions for installation</a>, including putting the resolv.conf file in your system32 directory.</p> <p>I ran dig against www.google.com and got the following result. For comparison, I also ran the same test using my ISP's (PIPEX) DNS servers:</p> <p><a title="Dig results for www.google.com" href="http://www.ne0ge0.com/files/dig1.www.google.com.txt" rel="nofollow">dig1.www.google.com.txt</a><br /> <a title="Dig results for www.google.com" href="http://www.ne0ge0.com/files/dig2.www.google.com.txt" rel="nofollow">dig2.www.google.com.txt</a></p> <p>Anything else I can do to help you guys, just let me know.</p> Since I’m running Windows, I had to download dig from here. I’ve made the required files available as a zip on this server too here. Remember, though to follow the instructions for installation, including putting the resolv.conf file in your system32 directory.

I ran dig against http://www.google.com and got the following result. For comparison, I also ran the same test using my ISP’s (PIPEX) DNS servers:

http://www.google.com” href=”http://www.ne0ge0.com/files/dig1.www.google.com.txt” rel=”nofollow”>dig1.www.google.com.txt
http://www.google.com” href=”http://www.ne0ge0.com/files/dig2.www.google.com.txt” rel=”nofollow”>dig2.www.google.com.txt

Anything else I can do to help you guys, just let me know.

]]> By: John Roberts http://www.ne0ge0.com/2006/07/19/opendns/comment-page-1/#comment-63 John Roberts Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:02:11 +0000 http://www.ne0ge0.com/index.php/2006/07/19/opendns/#comment-63 Don't have anything formal yet. Traceroute to the OpenDNS nameserver address (208.67.222.222) is one method, although the network latency that measures is only one of the two components. Maybe use dig for the other part, to get a sense of the total response time, including network latency and the request processing (influenced by cache size, software speed, etc.). We'll have to get more specific in the future! John Don’t have anything formal yet.

Traceroute to the OpenDNS nameserver address (208.67.222.222) is one method, although the network latency that measures is only one of the two components.

Maybe use dig for the other part, to get a sense of the total response time, including network latency and the request processing (influenced by cache size, software speed, etc.).

We’ll have to get more specific in the future!

John

]]> By: Michael http://www.ne0ge0.com/2006/07/19/opendns/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Michael Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:31:47 +0000 http://www.ne0ge0.com/index.php/2006/07/19/opendns/#comment-62 Hi John, thanks for stopping by. Are there any tests you want me to run in particular? Hi John, thanks for stopping by.
Are there any tests you want me to run in particular?

]]> By: John Roberts http://www.ne0ge0.com/2006/07/19/opendns/comment-page-1/#comment-61 John Roberts Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.ne0ge0.com/index.php/2006/07/19/opendns/#comment-61 Please share your test results. We're curious. This is before we have our London location online (another week, approx), so the results will have some latency -- but that's only part of the DNS speed equation. And maybe you can run the tests again after London comes online. It should scream then... and if it doesn't, we want to know. John Roberts OpenDNS first name at opendns.com Please share your test results. We’re curious. This is before we have our London location online (another week, approx), so the results will have some latency — but that’s only part of the DNS speed equation. And maybe you can run the tests again after London comes online. It should scream then… and if it doesn’t, we want to know.

John Roberts
OpenDNS
first name at opendns.com

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