Namebench searches for faster DNS for your IP. It will help improve your internet look up speeds considerably. You will visibly see faster browsing speeds. Try it out.
Install:
sudo apt-get install namebench
Then open a terminal to run
namebench
This will take a few minutes (5-10 mins). The results will show up on your browser.
To change your DNS servers, rightclick on network connection icon > edit connections > wireless/wired > your connection name > edit > ipv4 settings > Automatic (DHCP) address only .
Then copy the primary secondary and tertiary DNS ids from the browser to the three corresponding lines in the ipv4 settings menu window.
Apply and you are done.
Now restart network manager
sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart
Enjoy faster browsing.
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