Tip 1: One of the major problems with BSNL Dataone Broadband
connection is the DNS servers they provide by default. Most of the time
they are very slow and sometimes they fail to respond. I noticed that I
am starting to spend a significant amount of time in DNS resolution
with Dataone connection, often it is larger than the time it takes to
actually get the reponse. Here is a simple solution to significantly
speed up your DNS resolution. Open up the network connection profile
and edit TCP/IP settings. In the DNS server address fields, specify the following DNS server addresses: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 Disconnect
the connection and then connect again. You are done. This specifies
third party DNS servers which are significantly faster than BSNL
Dataone’s DNS servers. Note: The service is provided by OpenDNS.
Tip 2: Firefox users can use FlashBlock extension
to prevent downloading of Flash content by default, thereby
significantly speeding up browsing experience. You can click on the
placeholder icon to display the original Flash content any time. This
is more of a passive tip in that reduces data usage to improve your
overall experience.
