Google has come up with its Public DNS protocol of offer, which will make your Internet faster and safer. Public Google DNS is a free DNS resolution service that can be used as an alternative to your current DNS provider.
Domain Name System (DNS) is the integral part of any Internet connection. A normal user is not aware of the DNS settings of his computer because his Internet Service Provider (ISP) handles it. So, if you are wondering what actually DNS is, then let me help you.
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Below are the steps to activate Google Public DNS on your computer:
1. Right click on the “My Network Places”
2. Now, right click on your LAN connection and click on the option labeled as Properties.
3. Now, under the General tab, click on the option labeled as Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the button labeled as Properties.
4. There, change the Preferred DNS server as 8.8.8.8 and Alternate DNS server as 8.8.4.4
Domain Name System (DNS) is a basic and important part of any web infrastructure. Whenever you logon to a web site, it performs a DNS lookup. And some of the websites even perform multiple lookups. Eventually, your Interne connection does hundreds or thousands of DNS lookups each day.
Try out Google’s Public DNS and experience better and safer Internet.