OpenDNS provides a free service to home users. It also has options for small buiness and large corporations. The free service provides quite a few benefits for the home user:
- Faster Web navigation
- Parental Control
- Smart advice on mistyped address
- Protection from phishing attacks
- More...
The OpenDNS web site provides very good step-by-step advice on how to set up OpenDNS. If you have a router, it allows you to select the brand, then shows you the models. It tells you how to configure each model.
My experience
As you know, I run Ubuntu (Karmic Koala) on my laptop at home. The first thing I noticed was a dramatically faster experience on Firefox. I believe other users in my household - all of whom run various MS Operating Systems, also noticed an improvement. I am not using any of the additional features like Parental Control or blacklisting.
It's free - so give it a go. If you don't like, just revert back to your current settings.
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