Comments on: ICSI Netalyzr – Know your Connection

By: elwoode

elwoode — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:28:29 +0000

I tried running it and it just crashed my firefox (3.6)

By: JCR

JCR — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:52:58 +0000

This test must be done with your firewall OFF

By: Jason H

Jason H — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:32:13 +0000

I too have been investigating DNS for a post. Google Public DNS (though lacking many features) beat OpenDNS in 3 different environments where I tested it, but lacks any of the features beyond the infrastructure. I use OpenDNS and would recommend it.

Here’s my article on the service: http://www.404techsupport.com/2010/02/10/opendns-pt-1-a-solution-to-many-problems/

NameBench just seemed to provide a note for OpenDNS because it didn’t like the fact that you’re redirected to their “Couldn’t Find” page when you type in a non-existent URL.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:37:51 +0000

@Jason H

Hm? I was testing DNS for recent post and namebench gave OpenDNS first place on my connection.

If you get bad results maybe it does perform poorly on yours.

By: Jason H

Jason H — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:26:22 +0000

Agreed. It throws a flag but if you know you’re using OpenDNS, it should be safe to ignore.

Other things like NameBench are not fans of OpenDNS either.

By: mrree1

mrree1 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:48:44 +0000

I dont think Netalyzr is a big fan of open dns