Analyze the DNS query to determine the server details.
Analyze the DNS query to determine the server details.
That's not great at all. I’d definitely recommend running a benchmark if you haven’t already. It checks for the top 50 servers near you and compares their speeds—it’s pretty impressive. In my experience, Cloudflare was faster than my ISP (just cached results), so I moved my upstream DNS there. They were quicker than Cloud9 and Google too. ISP still had the best for uncached searches, but most of what I do should be cached anyway. Once my Squid proxy is up, it won’t really matter lol.
Many suggestions seem unnecessary for DNS resolution, but it might improve browsing speed because more people using it can speed up name server lookups. This happens when the cache gets filled faster. To check if the DNS server is working properly, don’t just ping it—use a tool like TRACERT to trace the path from your device to their servers.
Let's review your post in the networking section. You're a network engineer handling DSL, Fiber, and DNS/DHCP services for an ISP. That's solid.
If you're experiencing high latency—especially with DNS—it might mean you're not connected to your ISP's DNS server. Since DNS servers are typically two hops away, you should see single-digit numbers.