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Namebench
Developer(s)Google
Initial release20 August 2009; 15 years ago (2009-08-20)
Stable release
1.3.1 / 6 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-06)
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, OS X and Unix
Size
  • Windows: 5.0 MB
  • OS X: 1.3 MB
  • Source: 1.1 MB
LicenceApache License, version 2.0
Websitecode.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

  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.