Eircom - why is my dns server in Galway?

Lord Nikon · 2008-01-15 21:37:57

Anyone know why my DNS server is in Galway, yet I am in Edenderry, Offally? Would changing this bring my ping down at all? Also, what difference would there be, say, if I used a DNS one in Dublin?

15-01-2008 10:37PM

#1

Lord Nikon

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2003

Posts: 3262

Anyone know why my DNS server is in Galway, yet I am in Edenderry, Offally?
Would changing this bring my ping down at all?

Also, what difference would there be, say, if I used a DNS one in Dublin?

0

Comments

#2 16-01-2008 10:32AM

watty

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,460 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2001

Posts: 31562

It might not be really in Galway, and if it is, it might be connected to your exchange via fast low latency fibre. If you have a firewall/router it will have the default DNS and cache and your PC will have the router IP for DNS.
It only affects webpages with loads of content from multiple web sites. It won't affect your ping time otherwise no matter what DNS is used.

0
#3 16-01-2008 12:26PM

Lord Nikon

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2003

Posts: 3262

Okay cheers for the info.

0
#4 16-01-2008 08:46PM

Lord Nikon

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2003

Posts: 3262

What would create high ping then?

0