To set your DNS, you need to find the Internet Protocol window.

For Users on a Dial-up Connection:

Go to My Computer>Dialup Networking.
Right-click your internet connection and select Properties.
A window will open - click the Server Types tab. Click TCP/IP Settings.

For Windows 7 & Vista

Open Control Panel > Click Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Click Change Adapter Settings (Might also show as: Manage Network Connections)
Select the connection for which you want to configure the DNS.

For example:

- To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, right-click Local Area Connection, and click Properties.

- To change the settings for a wireless connection, right-click 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

For All Other Users (XP & earlier):

Go to Control Panel>Network Connections and select your local network.
Click Properties, then select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Click Properties.
You will see a window like the one below - this is the Internet Protocol window. Select "Use the following DNS server addresses" and enter the desired DNS server(s) in the space(s) provided.

You have now changed your DNS settings. Click the OK button at the bottom of the window to close that window, then click the OK button at the bottom of the next window. If you are asked if you want to Restart your computer, click Yes. You are now finished.




Some DNS servers you can use are provided here (originally posted by jdmatl )

Verizon (Level3) Nameservers
4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
4.2.2.5
4.2.2.6

SpeakEasy Nameservers
66.93.87.2
216.231.41.2
216.254.95.2
64.81.45.2
64.81.111.2
64.81.127.2
64.81.79.2
64.81.159.2
66.92.64.2
66.92.224.2
66.92.159.2
64.81.79.2
64.81.159.2
64.81.127.2
64.81.45.2
216.27.175.2
66.92.159.2
66.93.87.2

ORSC Public Access DNS Nameservers
199.166.24.253
199.166.27.253
199.166.28.10
199.166.29.3
199.166.31.3
195.117.6.25
204.57.55.100

Sprintlink General DNS
204.117.214.10
199.2.252.10
204.97.212.10

Cisco
128.107.241.185
192.135.250.69

Comodo Secure DNS Submitted by ARGONAUT
Comodo Secure DNS
»www.comodo.com/secure-dns/index.html
8.26.56.26
8.20.247.20

OpenDNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
208.67.222.220
208.67.220.222
..more here (thanks JR) »www.opendns.com/

ScrubIT (Free and Clean Browsing (Kid Safe)
»www.scrubit.com/
67.138.54.100
207.225.209.66

Google Public DNS (free) Submitted by ARGONAUT
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
»code.google.com/speed/public-dns

Google Public DNS IPv6 Submitted by ARGONAUT
2001:4860:4860::8888 2001:4860:4860::8844
»developers.google.com/speed/publ···cs/using

Be sure & read this first: »Google Invades ISP, OpenDNS Turf With Google Public DNS

Time Warner Telecomm DNS
64.129.67.101
64.129.67.102
64.129.67.103

Chaos Computer Club DNS
80.237.196.2
194.95.202.198
194.150.168.168
213.73.91.35

FoeBuD e.V. DNS
85.214.73.63

Germany Privacy Foundation DNS
62.141.58.13
85.25.251.254
87.118.100.175
87.118.104.203
94.75.228.29

OpenNIC DNS
58.6.115.42
58.6.115.43
119.31.230.42
200.252.98.162
217.79.186.148
82.229.244.191
216.87.84.211
66.244.95.20

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2012-06-13 01:50:09 (ARGONAUT )

by lilhurricane
last modified: 2012-06-08 11:00:16