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Easily change DNS servers with DNS Jumper
Tags: Things have been quiet here as of late, mainly due to the holidays, but with the new year under-way it’s time to get back into full swing. A few posts ago I wrote about Google’s attempt to speed up the browsing experience by providing public DNS servers from their vast infrastructure. I detailed how to change your DNS server through the traditional Windows interface – which has remained relatively unchanged since the Windows 95 days, and while it’s not very difficult, it does require a bit of knowledge – namely the IP addresses you wish to switch too.
DNS Jumper is a free Windows utility that greatly simplifies the process – to the tune of a single click! The application is portable and thus requires no installation. DNS Jumper includes a number of DNS server options including Google, Open DNS, and Ultra DNS. My suggestion is to try out Google’s DNS servers yourself since Jumper makes the process so painless, and then decide if the performance difference exists.
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Dns jumper v1.04
[IMG]http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8016/jumpernew.png[/IMG]
[COLOR="Red"][B]What`s New:[/B]
1. [ Fixed ] – Antivirus “False Positive” Problems (No UPX and No more False Positive)
2. [ Fixed ] – Doesn’t work on some Vista / windows 7
3. [ Fixed ] – Doesn’t work on some x64 systems
4. [ Fixed ] – Doesn’t work on PE (Preinstalled) Environment
5. [ Fixed ] – Doesn’t recognise some Wlan Cards
6. Update function added (Press i – info button and then press Update check button)
7. Backup and restore added (if Dns jumper v1.0.4 First time run, Automatically back up your dns settings) , if you want to restore your settings select Restore (under choose a free DNS Service) and Press apply button
8. Languages preinstalled
9. fastest DNS – a bit improved
10. More Dns (17 to 32) 15 new
11. No problem with USB modems (till now)
12. cmd suport added
13. if dns jumper doesn’t recognise your Network card (very rare) can still change dns server settings (choose all Network Cards and press Apply dns button)
14. German Language added
15. a few minor visual changes
CRC32: 4703E887
MD5: 35E94061CA67104D2B01EFF076384384
SHA-1: 50F16FEED61CB948360BC81974DE57579023FB81
[B]Dns jumper is Portable and Freeware[/B]
Download:
http://www.sordum.com/dns_jumper/downloads.php
Homepage:
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