First of all, what is DNS Server? DNS Server
is responsible for naming your website in a readable manner. Without DNS we
will be typing the IP address of the website instead of the name.
Example, let's say Facebook's IP is
192.168.1.1, because of DNS Server we type Facebook.com. DNS server plays a
major role in your browsing experience. If your computer is infected with a
malware/virus that changes DNS, it will keep routing you to the wrong site
which will lead your computer to be infected with even more viruses or worst,
steal your personal information.
By default, your internet service provider has
their own DNS server that is automatically set to your modem. The problem
is that, here in the Philippines, we have this law called Fair Usage Policy
which is now being implemented by all the Internet Service provider. The Fair
Usage Policy limits or capped the internet bandwidth we're getting. This was
first implemented by PLDT, then followed by Globe and Smart.
My personal suggestion is, use a different DNS
Server instead of relying to the DNS server set by you Internet Service
Provider. I have notice a lot of improvement when it comes to opening web pages
and playing youtube videos. My theory is that, if you have a fast
Internet download speed, but slow DNS Server, opening web pages will still be
delayed. As mentioned earlier, DNS Server is responsible for processing your
browsers request. So if your DNS Server is slow with processing the requests,
then there will be a delay with loading the web pages even if you have a fast
internet download speed.
I will be sharing my own collection of DNS
Servers which I collected through research, benchmark tool, etc... Here are the
best DNS Server I have tried so far;
FASTEST DNS
198.153.192.1
198.153.194.1
Comcast
68.100.16.25
68.87.64.154
68.87.69.154
68.87.68.154
68.100.16.30
PLDT
58.69.254.136 139
NORKISGROUP
NS25.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
64.202.165.116
NS26.DOMAINCONTROL.COM 208.109.255.13
Current Virgin Media DNS Servers
Primary DNS: 194.168.4.100
Secondary DNS: 194.168.8.100
Name Servers – youtube.com
ns1.google.com 216.239.32.10
ns2.google.com 216.239.34.10
ns3.google.com 216.239.36.10
ns4.google.com 216.239.38.10
SMART DNS
121.1.3.81
202.57.96.3
Singapore:
DNS 203.116.1.78
Starhub DNS
203.116.254.150
203.116.1.94
202.156.1.48
Globe DNS
202.52.163.6
Globe DNS International
202.52.163.7
Open DNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Google Public DNS
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
The below DNS could also be used but
would seem to be reserved for somebody way up the company:
203.177.3.100 (theboss.globenet.com.ph)
As of now these
are the DNS Server, I have. I'll be adding more to this list in the next
update.
If you have something to add, please leave a comment below. Thanks
If you have something to add, please leave a comment below. Thanks
