01-23-2009, 11:52 PM
From http://compnetworking.about.com/b/2008/0...pendns.htm
OpenDNS theoretically helps speed up Web browsing by using better DNS servers to resolves URLs faster than your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The increase is probably too small for you to notice on a regular basis, however. More importantly, the service gives you better control over the Web sites you and your family visits, and contains built-in controls to protect against hackers hijacking your browser.
I don't use any of the filtering, I just put the IP addresses for their DNS servers in my network settings, there is a very noticeable difference when I use Open DNS servers compared to my ISP servers.
OpenDNS theoretically helps speed up Web browsing by using better DNS servers to resolves URLs faster than your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The increase is probably too small for you to notice on a regular basis, however. More importantly, the service gives you better control over the Web sites you and your family visits, and contains built-in controls to protect against hackers hijacking your browser.
I don't use any of the filtering, I just put the IP addresses for their DNS servers in my network settings, there is a very noticeable difference when I use Open DNS servers compared to my ISP servers.