【CONFIGURE Google Public DNS on your Device】 Guide ▷ 2024

How to configure a network to use Google's public DNS? Step by step guide

Among the many complex things that telecommunications have, DNS may be the only ones that really interest you, even above the IP address Why? Because these are used by internet providers to limit us in some way . For example, Movistar uses them to prevent you from seeing pirate content websites, such as the portals of downloads or streaming viewing of series and movies .

For this kind of thing, it is that lately it is becoming very popular to use external DNS to internet providers , and among the many there are, Google’s are by far the most used and convenient. In addition, anyone can meet them and take advantage of their advantages.

In this article we will show you how to configure your network to use Google DNS, whether you use a WiFi or Ethernet connection . In addition, we will teach you more about these protocols and all the advantages you will have when using those provided by the world’s largest internet company.

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What are DNS and what is its usefulness?

DNS is a protocol that translates domain names into the IP addresses of the server they belong to . You may not know it, but when you enter a domain, such as internetpasoapaso.com , for the connection to be effective it is necessary to establish the IP address of that address to the server, otherwise it would not be possible Enter the web.

The problem is that for a person it would be difficult to know each and every one of the IP’s of each of the websites they enter, so it is necessary to have an «Intermediary» do it automatically.

Without DNS, Internet connections would be much slower , and it is possible that domain names did not exist since you would have to know the IP address. , which would make you worry more about this second factor than the first. An example of a world without DNS occurs in the Deep Web , which you will know is a dystopian version of the internet.

When you download the Tor network and want to enter one of the many forums of this «parallel universe», you do not write a simple name like Facebook.com , but you must use a series of numbers What are these codes? Well, the IP addresses of each of the Deep Web portals , since the DNS does not work in Tor.

The DNS is responsible for knowing the IP of the machine where the domain we want to enter is hosted , and translates it so that communication between servers is effective. For example, Google’s numerical address is 216.58.210.163 (you can check it yourself by entering this value in your browser’s address bar), but you generally don’t use it because, for starters, it’s more hard to remember that domain name.

In addition, these codes may vary without prior notice, so you should be aware of each change if you wish to continue accessing this search engine. DNS are born as a need to translate domain names in 1987 (that’s right, before you had to navigate with yes or yes codes), after several years of failed attempts .

It was devised by Jon Postel in 1983 , who during the next 4 years of his life would develop this protocol with the help of Paul Mockapetris . So you could say that these two computer scientists are the parents of the modern internet.

The DNS protocol consists of three parts, or rather, phases; the Phase 1 Client , which works on the user’s computer and is the one who makes the request for the translation of the domain name, the Server, that is responsible for processing the request of the user, and the Authority Zones , which are a fraction of the domain name for which the Server is responsible (to translate it into Spanish, the latter corresponds to subdomains and extensions .COM,. NET, etc).

How to know what DNS I have working on my computer?

We hope we haven’t confused you much with the previous explanation, but now that you know what DNS is, it’s time for you to learn what you have on your computer.

This is quite simple and we will teach you how to do it for the main operating systems there are:

In Windows

To know the active DNS on your computer with Windows 7, 8 0 10, what you have to do is open the “Network and Sharing Center” . For this you must click on the icon of the internet connection that is at the far right of the taskbar, either via Wi-Fi or cable.

Once in the network and shared resources center you must click on “Change adapter settings” , which will open a new window where you will see each and every possible connection in your computer.

Double click on the WiFi or Ethernet connection that is active on your device and then on “Details”, which will open a window with all the information of your Connection. You must look at the “IPv4 DNS Server” section to find out which DNS is active on your computer.

View in MacOS

In MacOS you can also see your DNS’s easily by doing a few clicks. What you should do is go to “System Preferences”, where you can see all the configurable aspects of your computer.

Once there you must click on «Network» and then on «Advanced», which will open a new window where you can see various aspects of your network . What you have to do is position yourself in the “DNS” section and you will be able to see the information you want.

On Android

On Android it is easier to do since this is a system that is made to streamline processes. What you should do is lower the curtain of quick adjustments by dragging your finger from the status bar at the top of your mobile down. Once it is deployed you must touch and hold it for a few seconds on the permittedWiFi account.

This will send you to the WiFi section . The next thing you have to do is a new touch in the “Settings” option that in the most modern versions of Android is at the bottom of the screen.

Once in this section you can see the DNS in the “IP Address” section, as you can see in the image below.

Advantages and disadvantages of using Google Public DNS on your device span >

Using the Google Public DNS will have many benefits in your internet connection for many reasons, although depending on the area you are in, it may not be such a good idea to do, but in Spain for example, is a more than right decision .

Advantages

The main advantage you should consider using Google DNS is because with them you skip the restrictions that telecommunications companies impose on various portals for downloading protected content such as EliteTorrent2 , The Pirate Bay and similar websites. This in turn, will save you having to hire a VPN , which is the second option you have if you want to access this type of portals.

On the other hand, there is the fact that these have better support , which allows to speed up the response speed of translation requests to servers , making websites load much faster . In addition, these are constantly updated, which considerably improves the security of the internet connection and protecting you from various attacks that reduce the performance of your browsing.

Disadvantages

The only disadvantage with using these addresses is that depending on your geographic location, it may be encouraged instead of accelerating the loading speed of the websites . However, this is a problem that does not occur in Spain and most Latin American countries.

Steps to configure and connect to Google’s public DNS

If we’ve already convinced you enough to change the addresses and use the Google Public DNS , it’s time to teach you how to do it on your own. The reality is that it is a fairly simple process that will not take you more than a couple of minutes. We will teach you how to do it in the main operating systems that currently exist .

But before, it’s important that you know what Google Public DNS addresses are:

Primary DNS:
- 8.8.8.8 (IPv4)
- 2001: 4860: 4860 :: 8888 (IPv6)
Alternative DNS:
- 8.8.4.4 (IPv4)
- 2001: 4860: 4860 :: 8844 (IPv6 )

These are the ones that you must enter when the time comes in the explanation that we will give you to apply them in the main operating systems.

In Windows

Windows is one of the most manageable OS there is because it makes things much easier for users who are willing to configure different aspects, especially in terms of connections.

If you want to apply the changes to the DNS, what you need to do is the following:

Open the “Network and Sharing Center” in the way we taught you before.
Once there, click on «Change adapter settings » and then double click on the connection you use, either WiFi or Ethernet.
Once the window of the network you use opens, click « Properties ».

When the properties window opens, double-click on the “Internet Protocol version 6” option, and in the window that opens check the box “Use the following DNS server addresses » and write the addresses we share in the corresponding boxes.

Then do the same thing but in the option «Internet Protocol version 4» .

Now in the properties click on “Accept” and the work will be done.

After this you will have active Google Public DNS addresses in your browser and you will be ready to take advantage of all its advantages.

On Mac

MacOS is another operating system in which it is relatively easy to make changes at the network server level. To use Google Public DNS, you just have to follow the steps that we explain below:

Enter the “System Preferences” and then click on the accounted for option.
Once here you must Enter the “DNS” tab and click on the “+” sign below the default DNS list.

What you should do here is change the ones you have for Google and save the changes . With this the work will be finished.

On Linux

In Linux the process may seem more cumbersome since there is no visual interface as in previous systems, but in general it is quite simple to make changes to the DNS.

What you have to do is the following:

Open the Linux Terminal and type the nano / etc / resolv.conf command and press Enter.
Then find the lines that start with nameserver and move the default DNS 2 lines and write those of Google, which in this case will be only those of IPv4.