
Google da deciso di lanciare un nuovo ed interessante servizio Google Public DNS . Prendendo spunto dai dati in suo possesso, ha individuato che un utente normale ogni volta che apre una pagina web deve effettuare a volte centinaia di richieste DNS per recuperare i contenuti.
Il Motore di ricerca Google ha quindi deciso di lanciare un servizio pubblico per migliorare l’esperienza web degli user con maggiore velocità, sicurezza ed affidabilità di ricerca dei contenuti.
Inoltre Google mira a :
- Fornire agli utenti finali un’alternativa alla loro attuale servizio DNS. Google Public DNS cerca di offrire risultati più precisi, maggiore sicurezza, e, nella maggior parte dei casi, le prestazioni migliori.
- Aiutare a ridurre il carico sui server DNS degli ISP. Approfittando dei nostri dati globali-center e le infrastrutture di caching, siamo in grado di servire direttamente un gran numero di richieste degli utenti senza dover interrogare altri resolver DNS.
- Rendere il web più veloce e più sicuro. Stiamo lanciando questo servizio sperimentale per testare alcuni nuovi modi di approccio ai problemi connessi ai DNS.
Google Public DNS non è, tuttavia :
- Un top-level domain (TLD) Google non è un operatore top-server di dominio di primo livello , come ad esempio Verisign.
- Un servizio di hosting o di failover. Google Public DNS non è un’applicazione di service provider DNS di terza parte , come ad esempio DynDNS, che ospita i record di fiducia per altri domini.
- An authoritative name service. Google Public DNS servers are not authoritative for any domain. Google maintains a set of other nameservers that are authoritative for domains it has registered, hosted at ns[1–4].google.com.
- Google Public DNS non esegue il blocco o il filtraggio di qualsiasi tipo, non è un malware-blocking service.
Google Public DNS punta ad offre a tutti gli utenti 3 importantissime caratteristiche : maggiori Performance, migliore Sicurezza, maggiori Correct results
Per l’utilizzo di Google Public DNS su Linux seguite queste semlici istruzioni:
In most modern Linux distributions, DNS settings are configured through Network Manager.
Changing DNS server settings on Ubuntu
- In the System menu, click Preferences, then click Network Connections.
- Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
- To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select the Wired tab, then select your network interface in the list. It is usually called eth0.
- To change the settings for a wireless connection, select the Wireless tab, then select the appropriate wireless network.
- Click Edit, and in the window that appears, select the IPv4 Settings tab.
- If the selected method is Automatic (DHCP), open the dropdown and select Automatic (DHCP) addresses only instead. If the method is set to something else, do not change it.
- In the DNS servers field, enter the Google Public DNS IP addresses, separated by a space: 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
- Click Apply to save the change. If you are prompted for a password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.
- Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.
If your distribution doesn’t use Network Manager, your DNS settings are specified in /etc/resolv.conf.
Changing DNS server settings on a Debian server
- Edit /etc/resolv.conf:
sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf
- If any
nameserver lines appear, write down the IP addresses for future reference.
- Replace the
nameserver lines with, or add, the following lines:
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
- Save and exit.
- Restart any Internet clients you are using.
- Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.
Additionally, if you are using DHCP client software that overwrites the settings in /etc/resolv.conf, you will need to set up the client accordingly by editing the client’s configuration file.
Configuring DHCP client sofware on a Debian server
- Back up /etc/resolv.conf:
sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.auto
- Edit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf:
sudo vi /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf
- If there is a line containing
domain-name-servers, write down the IP addresses for future reference.
- Replace that line with, or add, the following line:
prepend domain-name-servers 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4;
- Save and exit.
- Restart any Internet clients you are using.
- Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.
Routers
Every router uses a different user interface for configuring DNS server settings; we provide only a generic procedure below. For more information, please consult your router documentation.
Note: Some ISPs hard-code their DNS servers into the equipment they provide; if you are using such a device, you will not be able to configure it to use Google Public DNS. Instead, you can configure each of the computers connected to the router, as described above.
To change your settings on a router:
- In your browser, enter the IP address to access the router’s administration console.
- When prompted, enter the password to access network settings.
- Find the screen in which DNS server settings are specified.
- If there are IP addresses specified in the fields for the primary and seconday DNS servers, write them down for future reference.
- Replace those addresses with Google IP addresses: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
- Save and exit.
- Restart your browser.
- Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.
Per ulteriori informazioni : http://code.google.com/intl/it-IT/speed/public-dns/