Domain may slow everything ?

[Porsche_maniak]

Hi !
I was wondering if you can explain me about the domain speed.
I don't know much from domains,but is it possible that domain may slow the transfer speed ? Like i mean i have really fast internet 64 mbps dl and 15 mbps upload,so after i made a few tests about the website loading/transfer speed using just the ip it is OK.When i tried same tests using the domain it is 30 times slower ?
Or it may just slow down the connection time with few microseconds..?

Porsche_maniak Reviewed by Porsche_maniak on 29th Nov 2010. Domain may slow everything ? Hi ! I was wondering if you can explain me about the domain speed. I don't know much from domains,but is it possible that domain may slow the transfer speed ? Like i mean i have really fast internet 64 mbps dl and 15 mbps upload,so after i made a few tests about the website loading/transfer speed using just the ip it is OK.When i tried same tests using the domain it is 30 times slower :O ? Or it may just slow down the connection time with few microseconds..? Rating: 5

[vineetpratik]

speed depends upon server.. whether it is shared , vps or dedicated, also port speed matters

[Ivan]

dns protocol is really simple ( to resolve domain you need to send/get only a few bytes of data) and nameservers usualy run on really high-end machines - entire process is just a matter of miliseconds.

[ijr]

i agree to vineet