When setting up any Internet connection, the parameters of the so-called DNS servers are taken into account, which simplify access by converting the current IP addresses of sites into combinations familiar to everyone, consisting of letters, numbers and additional signs or symbols. Typically, the provider sets these parameters by itself or gives the user a list of addresses that must be entered in the options of the protocols used. But sometimes (especially when the provider blocks some services or when errors or malfunctions occur), these addresses need to be set manually. How to change the DNS, given several possible situations, will be discussed later. However, it is immediately worth noting that in most cases, for wireless connections, all addresses are set automatically, and if everything works, there is no point in making changes to the installed parameters (anyway, the speed of loading pages on the Internet will not increase).
How to check DNS functionality?
So, let's not get ahead of ourselves yet, but let's see if we need to change the parameters at all. You can test your own connection through the command line launched as administrator. To do this, use the ping toolkit.
Suppose you decide to check if you are currently connected to the official resource of Google Corporation. To do this, enter the main command, and after the space after it, specify the site address, as shown in the image above. If the packet exchange between the resource address and your computer has begun, nothing needs to be done. If there is no connection, try checking the free combination from the same Google by entering the address with four eights through the dot in the console. If a successful connection is detected, you can change the current settings.
Note: you can change the addresses using third-party software, for example, using the DNS Jumper program, however, we will proceed from the fact that the user does not have such applications at hand, and we will use the tools of the operating system itself.
How to change DNS on Windows 10 in the simplest way
Now directly about the settings. How to change DNS in any modification of Windows operating systems? To do this, in the "Control Panel" you need to use the network connections section. In order not to search or navigate sections for a long time, it is best to immediately use the Run menu (Win + R) and set the ncpa.cpl command to execute. After that, select the active connection, through RMB go to its properties and in the list refer to the IPv4 protocol parameters. If automatic reception of addresses is set, you can enter values that you would like to immediately check with your provider. Equally effective is the use of free combinations, in particular, from Google. But, talking about how to change the DNS, you should pay attention that there are two addresses: for the main and preferred servers.
When using the settings from Google, the addresses should be as shown in the image above.
Setting options on the command line
Now consider a more complex methodology, which involves the use of tools and tools of the command console. How to change DNS using it?
To perform such procedures, you first need to find out the correct name for your own connection by executing the above command (in our case, “Wireless Network”, Ethernet). After that, enter the command to set the address of the preferred server (use Google combinations):
For the alternative, the second line is used, as shown in the image below:
How to change the DNS on the router?
Finally, sometimes it is necessary to reconfigure addresses on the router. How to change the DNS in the settings of such a device? First, enter the web interface using any Internet browser with the router address 192.168.0.1 (or 1.1 at the end), username and password (usually admin / admin).
In the WAN section, activate the point of using the specified DNS addresses and enter the necessary values yourself, then save the changes and reboot the router.