How to Configure your network settings to use Google Public DNS
Google launched a DNS service this December, in my opinion it’s just another step by Google get more control on your daily internet. Giant G launched Google Public DNS, yet another free service that replaces your Internet provider’s "domain name system" — which is basically the stuff that servers do to get your browser to iHackintosh blog when you type in “www.ihackintosh.com” ok it’s not so easy as looks, in a little more detail every website has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address for e.g. 74.125.45.100 is of Google. For human brains it’s easy to remember a unique name than the unique numbers so DNS simply works like a switchboard of the Internet, converting easy-to-remember domain names.
Till now OpenDNS is the pioneers and innovators in the DNS space, offering the most secure recursive DNS service around. Another alternative was the DNS server 4.2.2.2. But this server was not that fast outside United States. Google DNS Servers are live now and if you wanna check/ compare the performance, Google has provided an extensive guide to help users start using their DNS service. We tried to make it more clear with screenshots. Following are the guides to change DNS setting on your Mac Windows computer to Google Public DNS.
How to Change DNS server settings on Mac OS
- Launch System Preferences, then click on Network.
- Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
- To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select Built-In Ethernet, and click Advanced.
- To change the settings for a wireless connection, select Airport, and click Advanced.
- Select the DNS tab.
- Click + to replace any listed addresses with, or add, the Google IP addresses at the top of the list: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
5. Click Apply and OK.
How to Change DNS server settings on Windows Vista/ 7
- Launch the Control Panel from Start menu.
- Click Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing Center, then Manage network connections.
- Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
- To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, click on Local Area Connection, and click Properties.
- To change the settings for a wireless connection, click on Wireless Network Connection, and click Properties.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- Select the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties.
- Click Advanced and select the DNS tab. If there are any DNS server IP addresses listed there, write them down for future reference, and remove them from this window.
- Click OK,Select Use the following DNS server addresses. If there are any IP addresses listed in the Preferred DNS server or Alternate DNS server, write them down for future reference. Replace those addresses with the IP addresses of the Google DNS servers: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
- Restart the connection you selected in step 3.
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