To add to what BuzzPCOS said, I would recommending pinpointing the cause of the slowness before attempting to switch from resolvd to DNSMASQ. @BuzzPCSOS , note that mouse_AUS is not talking about switching the DNS provider, they are talking about switching the DNS system used by Solus.
There are some very easy steps to determine the cause of the slowness before attempting something more complicated. This is what I would do in a situation like yours:
Try a speed test
A good place to start is by running a speed test with https://librespeed.org/. This will tell you a number of things.:
Are the download and upload speeds close to what you are paying your ISP for? If so, your Internet connection is not the problem.
Is the ping shown over 100ms? If so, try a traceroute to see where the slowdown is.
Is the jitter really high? This could indicate problems with your network equipment.
Try a traceroute to identify slow network nodes
The next thing to do is to run traceroute to a popular resource such as
To run traceroute, first install the package inetutils. Once its installed, run:
traceroute 8.8.8.8
You may get all stars (*) from a node in between your system and the target, that's OK, this can be ignored.
If any of the times for any nodes are above 200ms there may be network slowness at that node. If this is the case, the problem is not your computer, local network or internet connection. The problem is with that node.
If you see large times between your computer and the node right after it (result #1), there may be a problem with your network hardware to look into.
- Try dig to test DNS resolution
If the network speed test and traceroute don't show anything abnormal, you can test DNS resolution speed.
First, install the bind-utils package.
Then, run this:
dig @8.8.8.8 google.com
This should return near instantaneous results. Check the Query time at the bottom. It should be under 100ms.
You should get a list of A records in the ANSWER SECTION. If not, there is a problem with DNS resolution.
- Check the applications
Is it just one Internet related application experiencing slowness, or all of them? For instance, if Firefox renders web pages slowly, does another browser have the same problem?
These steps will help you narrow down where the problem is. Let us know what your results are or if you have any questions. Good luck.
