The most basic task of DNS is to translate hostnames such as theos.in to IP address such as 74.86.49.131. In very simple terms, it can be compared to a phone book. DNS also has other important use such as email routing.

This is my list of better, fast public dns servers and free dns server (as compare to your ISP / DSL / ADSL / cable DNS service providers dns servers). These dns servers are free to all. I was able to improve my browsing speed with following DNS servers. Use any one of the following provider.

Free Public DNS Server

=> Service provider: Google
Google public dns server IP address:

  • 8.8.8.8
  • 8.8.4.4

=> Service provider:Dnsadvantage
Dnsadvantage free dns server list:

  • 156.154.70.1
  • 156.154.71.1

=> Service provider:OpenDNS
OpenDNS free dns server list / IP address:

  • 208.67.222.222
  • 208.67.220.220

=> Service provider:Norton
Norton free dns server list / IP address:

  • 198.153.192.1
  • 198.153.194.1

=> Service provider: GTEI DNS (now Verizon)
Public Name server IP address:

  • 4.2.2.1
  • 4.2.2.2
  • 4.2.2.3
  • 4.2.2.4
  • 4.2.2.5
  • 4.2.2.6

=> Service provider: ScrubIt
Public dns server address:

  • 67.138.54.100
  • 207.225.209.66

How do I change or setup DNS server IP address?

Visit below mentioned site to setup DNS as per your operating system:

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Ivanne October 26, 2011 at 12:47 pm

Hi
I live in Philippines, can anyone suggets me a great DNS server which can help in browsing

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jimmy November 2, 2011 at 10:28 am

Hi
I live in bangladesh, can anyone suggest me a great DNS server which can help in fastest browsing

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Tushar November 14, 2011 at 11:35 am

Jimmy you can use google dns or norton dns.

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Nouman Aziz November 9, 2011 at 8:51 am

You all should use google namebench to find best server for your broadband and put them as:

DNS1 : The fastest server
DNS2 : Second fastest server
DNS : Use your own ISP DNS (incase if DNS1 and DNS2 servers are down).

Thanks – Hope this helps.

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OverZealous November 15, 2011 at 2:09 am

I didn’t know about that tool, that’s excellent. Thanks a lot!

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Aldorino December 27, 2011 at 6:25 am

Hi
I live in Indonesia, can anyone suggest me a great DNS server which can help in fastest browsing?

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