Many people always complain that their internet connection is too slow... The fact is that 9 times out of 10 your DNS is slowing down your connection. When you go to a page from your browser it sends a request to your ISP's DNS server and resolves the… more »

IF you're not using it, it's just wasting resources! Most Linux distro's today come packaged with BIND and run DNS services by default however, if your organization uses an ISP's DNS servers for name resolution or you have other dedicated DNS servers it'… more »