Namebench
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| Namebench | |
|---|---|
| Developer | |
| Initial release | 20 August 2009; 16 years ago (2009年08月20日) |
| Stable release | 1.3.1
/ 6 June 2010; 15 years ago (2010年06月06日) |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows, OS X and Unix |
| Size |
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| Licence | Apache License, version 2.0 |
| Website | code |
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
External links
- Namebench at Google Code Archive