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Detail about bench? #212

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I consider the "response duration" as the duration between me and the DNS 
server. But I don't think the duration can reflect real speed of opening a 
webpage. 

There are websites that have different IP record at different DNS. The total 
duration is the sum of the DNS request and the HTTP request. Thus I should 
choose a DNS which has a low latency and responds a nearest IP of my requested 
domain.

Any ideas?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by H4x3rO...@gmail.com on 14 Jun 2012 at 8:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Due to the nature of Global Server Load Balancing, it is not viable to 
deterministically find the best combo. Generally your best bet is to use the 
most responsive DNS and if it does not currently provide the closest IP, it 
likely will in the future as geolocation providers refine their resolver 
information.

Original comment by awar...@google.com on 26 Jun 2012 at 7:59