|
|
Speed up DNS lookups
The OpenDNS website's instructions say to replace one's current two DNS addresses with their two OpenDNS addresses in the Mac OS X Network prefPane, then restart.
Speed up DNS lookups
1) Is there any reason I can't have four addresses in there, first the two OpenDNS ones, then my two local ISP's?To answer your questions in detail: 1) No, you may add as many DNS server addresses as you like. 2) Sort of. First, lookupd's cache is consulted, then DNS, (then NetInfo, and finally, NIS/flatfiles, if enabled through Directory Access). 3) There are two ways to flush the cache of lookupd - as an administrator, the following commands will accomplish what you want:
Or, if you prefer,
HTH.
Speed up DNS lookups
Hi,
2) Sort of. First, lookupd's cache is consulted, then DNS, (then NetInfo, and finally, NIS/flatfiles, if enabled through Directory Access).Well, for hosts lookup, the configuration of lookupd is a little bit different and, so, the order of the agents used is different. The good order in this case is : Cache, Flat-Files (such as /etc/hosts), DNS, NetInfo and DirectoryService which can look in many places according to what's configured using /Applications/Utilities/Directory Access.app (LDAP, Active Directory, NIS and Flat Files...). To look at the configuration :
|
SearchFrom our Sponsor...Latest Mountain Lion HintsWhat's New:HintsNo new hintsComments last 2 daysNo new commentsLinks last 2 weeksNo recent new linksWhat's New in the Forums?
Hints by TopicNews from Macworld
From Our Sponsors |
|
Copyright © 2014 IDG Consumer & SMB (Privacy Policy) Contact Us All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. |
Visit other IDG sites: |
|
|
|
Created this page in 0.15 seconds |
|