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OpenDNS is a FREE Domain Name Service that provides DNS server addresses that web users can enter in their Router configuration or Operating System Network Setting that allow fast caching of any website domain address you visit online while eliminating the DNS resolution delays through their gigantic databases over a large network of servers.

While Providing a higher level of security by blocking Phishing Websites and auto correcting URLs misspellings that may occur when typing addresses in your browser.

OpenDNS is running a really huge and smart caching servers, OpenDNS owns a high performance network which is geo-graphically distributed using several redundant connections.

Currently, OpenDNS has four servers in the US and one in the UK. Live system statistics & Daily DNS requests are available for all of their servers, You may view it here. OpenDNS responded to a half billion DNS queries over the past 30 days alone.

David Ulevitch the founder and CEO of OpenDNS says:

“We have large clusters of servers in each of our five locations, We not only distribute our load locally within each cluster, but we distribute our load globally using the border gateway protocol. Every OpenDNS user always reaches our closest datacenter automatically, no matter where he is on the planet. This means that each time we bring up a new location we increase our reliability, decrease latency, and increase performance for our users.”

To use this free service, you don’t need to download or install any kind of software whatsoever on your computer, all you need to do is to re-configure your current DNS settings for your internet connection or your network router settings to the new name server addresses provided by OpenDNS (208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220).


DNS Network Setting

DNS Network Router Setting

Detailed instructions with screenshots for configuring OpenDNS server addresses for many Operating Systems is located here on their website:

https://www.opendns.com/homenetwork/start

you may also register for a free account on their website to gain more control over your DNS service like disabling the URL misspelling/typo auto-correction or phishing protection or using a dynamic DNS if you don’t have a static ip address (if you are using a dial-up connection for example).

Boost your online browsing experience today with this free service.

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