[X-Newbies] Open DNS - how to get rid of it!

[Randy B. Singer]

On Jan 23, 2010, at 6:53 PM, GL wrote:

> I have no Trojans.

Have you run an anti-virus program to verify this?

Or are you just in denial?


One last thing... Once you change your DNS settings back to what you  
want them to be in:
System Preferences --> Network --> Show: Built-In Ethernet --> TCP/IP  
--> DNS Servers
There is a little lock icon in the lower left of the window.  Click  
on it and your settings will be locked.  From then on the settings  
the cannot be changed without you entering your administrator password.

You can find the domain name server(s) that are the fastest for you  
with this nifty free program:

NameBench (free tool to find the fastest DNS server for you to use)
http://code.google.com/p/namebench/
(Be sure to use it during the time of day you browse the Web the most.)
After NameBench tells you the fastest DNS servers for you, you can  
manually update your DNS
settings with the results in System Preferences --> Network --> Show:  
Built-In Ethernet --> TCP/IP --> DNS Servers.
NameBench requires OS X 10.5 or higher.

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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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