Slow Safari problem SOLVED

Thanks to Klaus I was able to get my safari back up to warp 5. For the last several days it has been running quite slowly.
A few days ago I tried the solution I saw posted by Mulder that had basically suggested the following
1. Quit Safari if it's running.
2. Use Disk Utility to Repair Permissions.
3. Go to Home/Library/Caches/Safari and delete all the sub-folders within that one.
4. Go to Home/Library/Safari and delete any of these files you have there:
• Downloads.plist
• History.plist
• LastSession.plist
That did zip, zilch, nada as far as speeding things up.
So I tried the solution Klaus offered:
Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu. Click on TCP/IP and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' enter the following two numbers:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Click on Apply Now and close the window.
And WHAMO! Warp Speed again.
Thank you Klaus for your assistance!!

boileree72 wrote:
For my knowledge what does adding the two DNS numbers do? What do they relate to and why does it solve the problem of slow loading web pages? I never had this problem until the last month or so and progressively got worse.
I just posted this in another thread, so I'll just copy and paste here:
DNS is the "Domain Name System" that directs your web browser to the right address when you type in a domain name, like http://www.apple.com . The DNS system looks up that address, finds that it is located at a server with the address 17.149.160.49 and directs your browser there. Sometimes the DNS provided by ISPs is flaky, and sometimes there are communication problems somewhere between your web browser and the DNS server your ISP provides. Using alternate, known-good DNS servers can solve those problems.
the DNS addresses that Klaus recommended are from a very reliable, free service provided by OpenDNS.
In your case I'd guess that the DNS that your ISP provided started having problems recently and got progressively worse.
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