DOES DNS AFFECT INTERNET SPEED?
DNS can affect how quickly a name is resolved before a connection starts, but it does not raise the raw throughput of an established transfer.
WHAT DNS DOES
When an application needs to reach a hostname, DNS helps translate that name into address records. Resolver response time can therefore contribute to the startup delay of a request when the answer is not already cached.
WHAT DNS DOES NOT DO
After the client has an address and a transfer is established, the DNS resolver is not carrying the file, video or speed-test payload. Switching resolvers does not turn a 100 Mbps access link into a 500 Mbps link.
A resolver with a faster cached response, better availability or different CDN-related answer can change request startup or sometimes the destination selected by a service. That is different from increasing the physical capacity of your connection.
CACHES COMPLICATE COMPARISONS
Operating systems, browsers, routers and resolvers can cache DNS answers. A second lookup may therefore be faster even without changing providers. Geography, TTL values and authoritative-server behavior also affect what you observe.
HOW TO TEST A DNS QUESTION
Separate name-resolution problems from throughput problems. Use a DNS lookup to verify public records, check whether failures are resolver-specific, and use a speed or transfer test for sustained data rate. Do not use one metric as a substitute for the other.
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