Namebench

Namebench
Developer(s)	Google
Initial release	20 August 2009; 15 years ago
Stable release	1.3.1 / 6 June 2010; 14 years ago
Platform	Microsoft Windows, OS X and Unix
Size	Windows: 5.0 MB; OS X: 1.3 MB; Source: 1.1 MB;
Licence	Apache License, version 2.0
Website	code.google.com/archive/p/namebench/

Namebench is an open-source Domain Name System (DNS) benchmark utility by Google, Inc,^[1] which is licensed under the Apache License, version 2.0.^[2] Namebench runs on Windows, OS X, and Unix.^[1] It is available with a graphical user interface as well as a command-line interface.^[1] Its purpose is to find the fastest DNS server one could use.^[1] The project began as a 20% project at Google.^[1] It can run the benchmark using your web browser history, tcpdump output, or standardized datasets, in order to provide an individualized recommendation.^[1] Namebench was written using open-source tools and libraries.^[1] It was created by Google engineer Thomas Stromberg.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "namebench - Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility - Google Project Hosting". code.google.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
^ Installer
^ Siegler, MG (1 January 2010). "Namebench: Google's 20% Project To Find The Fastest DNS Server". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

External links

Namebench at Google Code Archive

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "namebench - Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility - Google Project Hosting". code.google.com. Retrieved 2016-01-17.

[2] Installer

[3] Siegler, MG (1 January 2010). "Namebench: Google's 20% Project To Find The Fastest DNS Server". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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