We changed it at the level of the router (as opposed to the client which is another method), with 8.8.8.8 as the primary DNS service, and 8.8.4.4 as the alternate DNS service. These were our ...

If you wish to use an alternative DNS server, have its hostname and addresses ready. These should be displayed in the same format as the addresses shown above. The IPv6 address format above is an ...

There may be times when Internet access seems to crawl, even when you are connected through a broadband connection and do not have other people on your network using bandwidth. Topher, an avid Mac ...

This, however, does not mean the browser focuses less on its ... For example, you can set an alternate secure DNS provider in Edge. Microsoft has added a Secure DNS feature to Windows 10’s ...

Surfshark has become the first company to launch a privacy-focused public DNS (Domain Name System) service. Default DNS servers provided by ISPs (Internet Service Providers) often track and log ...

There are a lot of alternative DNS providers; Google’s 8.8.8.8 service is probably the most widely used one, and there are lots of others that let you get online without telling your ISP where ...

The phonebook of sorts that makes this happen is called the Domain Name System, or DNS. The DNS runs on servers all over the world, known as DNS resolvers. You probably use the DNS resolver run by ...

A group led by former Pirate Bay spokesman Peter Sunde is forming to develop a peer-to-peer-based alternative to today’s ICANN-controlled DNS system, according to a blog posted on Tuesday.

Other alternative DNS providers, such as OpenDNS and Google Public DNS, both appear to bypass DNS-based website blockades as well. Sebastian Anthony Editor of Ars Technica UK Sebastian is the ...