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Why You Should Change your DNS settings to Google Public DNS
DNS protocol is an important part of a web. As we have described, each time we request a web page, it makes a request to DNS. DNS Lookup takes few milliseconds to resolve domain to IP. Sometimes, A request is transferred from one DNS to other. Few complex pages often require multiple DNS lookups. So your computer performs hundred of DNS lookup in a day. Using Google DNS will save few milliseconds on each lookup. By using Google Public DNS you can:
- Speed up your browsing experience.
- Improve your security.
- Get the results you expect with absolutely no redirection.
How to Use Google Open DNS on your computer
Preferred DNS Server: 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS Server: 8.8.4.4
Preferred DNS Server: 8.8.4.4
Alternate DNS Server: 8.8.8.8Advertisement
If you are using IPv6 then you should use IP v6 DNS server address.
The Google Public DNS IPv6 addresses are as follows:
2001:4860:4860::88882001:4860:4860::8844
If you are now sure how to configure your computer to us Google Public DNS, you can read the detailed article on this configuration here. Read more about Google Public DNS here.
Final words
If your ISP provides you good service, you may note notice the difference because it could be of milliseconds. But, it is always faster. While browsing the web, it will load pages bit quicker. I added the screenshot for showing how to change it in Windows. Similarly, you can add this on Linux, Mac or other operating systems.
In case of any problem, you can comment below.
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