AnalogX Fast Cache DNS...pretty nice little app

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 5:50 pm

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/fc.htm

As long as there's an Internet, everyone is going to want to do things faster. Browse the web, ping servers, download files, whatever. Every time you go to a new website, or a website you haven't been to in a day or so, your computer needs to locate the server again using DNS. Each DNS request can take anywhere from 50 milliseconds, to even a second or more, but most are in the 100 to 200 millisecond range. Want to save a couple hundred milliseconds? Probably not, but what about a couple million or more? That's what AnalogX FastCache is all about.
AnalogX FastCache is a caching DNS server that runs on your local machine and handles any DNS request that your computer makes, from Internet Explorer to your favorite FTP client. Once a query is made, FastCache will override the normal timeout for the item with one that you specify, so instead of saving a query for a couple of seconds, it can save it for a couple of days. Now every time you ask for it again while it's in the cache, it gives it to you instantly.

Been using it for a few days now....no problems and I've noticed a bit of a performance boost.

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 9:43 pm

Yeah, I like it too

DNS caching is the way to go.

Stef

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:37 pm

Thanks for the reply Stef...hope you find it useful.

I have always been a fan of AnalogX.

WolfgangPC · Post by **WolfgangPC** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 5:10 pm

Not trying to start a arguement, but I noticed absolutely no difference, if anything it was slower..That High Priority tweak works like a charm though.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:06 am

Originally posted by WolfgangPC
Not trying to start a arguement, but I noticed absolutely no difference, if anything it was slower..That High Priority tweak works like a charm though.

What are your stats in the program?

So far today...I have saved 2 minutes 19 seconds due to caching.

WolfgangPC · Post by **WolfgangPC** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:42 am

What are your stats in the program?

Ahhhh??Don't know, how do I determine that??I just ran it for the day and noticed it seemed to slow browsing down..Not sure how to answer that one, if you look to the left, you'll notice I'm a Newbie..

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 1:39 am

Originally posted by WolfgangPC
Ahhhh??Don't know, how do I determine that??I just ran it for the day and noticed it seemed to slow browsing down..Not sure how to answer that one, if you look to the left, you'll notice I'm a Newbie..

If you have it installed correctly you'll see a little icon in your system tray (next to your clock). If you right click on it, it will give you a menu. Navigate to the stats. It will tell you how much time you have saved.

If you have all 0's...then you didn't configure your DNS correctly. Did you read the included help file and then did you read the link that was given on the website at AnalogX?

JeffL · Post by **JeffL** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 10:11 pm

Yeah, I use this. It does NOT speed up transfers, just speeds up DNS calls (just about every load of the page).

I don't htink it helps with XP.

BTW, if your on a network, you should only need to install this on one system, you can then point the others to the system it runs on (assuming its on all the time).

I run my own DNS server along with FC and together I get some good latency times of ~4ms avg, assuming the call is cached on either of my own servers.

The_Lurker · Post by **The_Lurker** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 12:01 am

for Windows 2k:
1. Open the "Control Panel"
2. Doubleclick on "Network and Dial-up Connections"
3. Rightclick on the connection and choose "Properties"
4. Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and
click "Properties" on the General tab
5. Turn ON "Use the following DNS server addresses"
6. Set the preferred address to 127.0.0.1
7. Click ok - reboot - you're done!

Alright, when i get to step 6 and enter the address i get this error from my comp...
"IP address starting with 127 are not valid because they are reserved for loopback addresses. Please specify some other valid value between 1 and 223"

ok could some one hold my hand and walk me through this....what am i doing wrong here.

Thanks
TL

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 8:50 am

UOD, if it puts icon next to clock, that means it's always running in the background and always uses RAM, so if you are like me and only have 32 MB of RAM, can I soar, lol

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:53 am

Lobo, it uses like .0000001 % of your available memory.

piranha · Post by **piranha** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 11:11 am

Originally posted by Lobo
UOD, if it puts icon next to clock, that means it's always running in the background and always uses RAM, so if you are like me and only have 32 MB of RAM, can I soar, lol

Lobo is joking, look in his profile..... 1024 Megs DDR RAM

I will try this program, i love too analogx program

bye

piranha · Post by **piranha** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 11:11 am

Curious........ some times I have several dns in cache, some times got just some. Presently, i have only one. Where are the others ?

My stats........ i saved 2 min 26 sec in 6 days 14 hrs 45 sec of use time

Dragonwc99 · Post by **Dragonwc99** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 2:13 pm

Funny..when i try it in XP it doesn't work at all...webpages don't even load....and i followed the directions in the README...hmm

XP not supported..?

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:18 pm

Originally posted by Dragonwc99
Funny..when i try it in XP it doesn't work at all...webpages don't even load....and i followed the directions in the README...hmm

XP not supported..?

http://www.webattack.com/dns_setupxp.html

volntn · Post by **volntn** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 11:52 pm

Guys Windows XP has Built in DNS caching,which some prefer to turn off.I to use many of Analog X's utilities,but this was written for pre-xp systems,Thanks

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 8:39 am

Originally posted by volntn
Guys Windows XP has Built in DNS caching,which some prefer to turn off.I to use many of Analog X's utilities,but this was written for pre-xp systems,Thanks

It's not the same as this app, it gets deleted when you reboot, this keeps a permanent host's file which is better. Also XP's DNS caching can cause some problems when it caches a bad number (there is a fix for that here at SG), where as this app you can have it verify all the DNS numbers in it's host file and weed out the bad ones.

piranha · Post by **piranha** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 6:05 pm

I experienced low page display sometimes but usually it is ok. Just this curious thing, cache dns that disappear and come back. Presently, i have no dns in cache.........weird !

JeffL · Post by **JeffL** » Fri Mar 28, 2003 12:42 am

Is there any way to disable XP's cache completely?

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Fri Mar 28, 2003 12:48 am

Try this fix:

By default Windows 2K & XP cache everything in the DNS cache service, both correct and faulty DNS lookups. To increase performance by eliminating the caching of faulty DNS lookups, change the following values from whatever their original values are to zero.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servi
ces\Dnscache\Parameters]
"NegativeCacheTime"=dword:00000000
"NetFailureCacheTime"=dword:00000000
"NegativeSOACacheTime"=dword:00000000

paulsmith109 · Post by **paulsmith109** » Fri Mar 28, 2003 4:52 am

Are there any additional configuration settings for those people connecting via an ADSL modem/router. My router still seems to be detecting the ISP`s DNS addresses.
Do I need to point the router at 127.0.0.1?
Please advise.

JeffL · Post by **JeffL** » Fri Mar 28, 2003 4:33 pm

Originally posted by paulsmith109
Are there any additional configuration settings for those people connecting via an ADSL modem/router. My router still seems to be detecting the ISP`s DNS addresses.
Do I need to point the router at 127.0.0.1?
Please advise.

Your router is likely using DHCP. You don't need to do anything to the router.

Install AnalogX FastCache.

Then set the DNS server for that machine ONLY to either 127.0.0.1 OR the IP Address of the computer on the LAN.

In Win2k you MUST use the actual NICs IP address as 2k doesn't like loopbacked DNS. IE, if your NIC is 192.168.0.13 on your local lan, set 192.168.0.13 for 2ks DNS. If you're using DHCP on your local lan, its probably best to switch to static. Its much easier to use and less heavy on the router, not to mention you know what is what when you packet sniff your lan for unathorized systems if its wireless based.

Next in Fast Cache config, set the two IPs to your ISPs DNS servers. Check your router or check this in your NIC status properties before changing everything. Or better yet, find a good fast public DNS cluster instead. Plug these into FastCache and ok it.

Fast Cache must always be running for DNS to query, and you cannot surf the net without quertying DNS addresses unless you type in IP addresses for everything

tHE_0ne · Post by **tHE_0ne** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 8:39 pm

Im using it but behind a router (windows 2000)

it sometimes stops working for about 1-2 mins.

as JeffL I should turn static on, should I do this?

How do i do this?

JeffL · Post by **JeffL** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:27 pm

If you can use static IPs then switch of DHCP server in your router and then in TCP/IP settings disable auto IP config and auto DNS config and fill in values for both.

No two systems on the LAN should have the same IP and all should be set to use either the DNS server of your ISP or if you have your own DNS server use that.

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AnalogX Fast Cache DNS...pretty nice little app

AnalogX Fast Cache DNS...pretty nice little app

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