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
- 8.8.8.8
- 8.8.4.4
Service provider: ScrubIt
Public dns server address:
- 67.138.54.100
- 207.225.209.66
Service provider:dnsadvantage
Dnsadvantage free dns server list:
- 156.154.70.1
- 156.154.71.1
Service provider:OpenDNS
OpenDNS free dns server list:
- 208.67.222.222
- 208.67.220.220
Service provider: vnsc-pri.sys.gtei.net
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
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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4.2.2.1/2/3/etc. are deprecated – use these instead:
209.244.0.3
209.244.0.4
Try OpenNIC (resolves ICANN, too):
AU 58.6.115.42
AU 58.6.115.43
AU 119.31.230.42
BR 200.252.98.162
DE 217.79.186.148
FR 82.229.244.191
US 216.87.84.211
US 2002:d857:54d2:2:20e:2eff:fe63:d4a9
US 2001:470:1f07:38b::1
US 66.244.95.20
US 2001:470:1f10:c6::2
free dns list
208.67.220.220
208.67.222.222
141.211.125.17
141.211.144.17
198.77.116.8
198.77.116.12
198.77.116.221
198.77.116.223
198.77.116.225
198.77.116.227
205.171.2.65
205.171.3.65
141.211.144.15
Give me any free dns server that is open and working as at july 2009.
@andrew
ns2.hitachi.co.jp
133.145.228.6
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189.7.160.15
bd07a00f.virtua.com.br
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154.11.147.2
sec2.dns.ca.telus.com
4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
Are alive and well.
@David: 4.2.2.2 is NOT a resolver.
4.2.2.2 is a resolver I tried it
I am in south FLA. 4.2.2.2 does not work still.
I have Comcast for ISP.
comcast is my isp.
207.225.209.66 not responding at Fri Aug 14 05:14:19 UTC 2009
airtel 208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220 for high speed downloading
4.2.2.1/4.2.2.2
125.22.47.125/59.185.0.50
218.248.240.208/218.248.240.135
66.249.71.227/203.145.184.13/202.56.250.5
165.21.100.88/59.144.127.17
all dns are working properly with high downloading speed please try all
How will I know if these servers are working? If not??
@Eldred
ping it…
c:\nslookup 156.xxx.xxx.xxx (DNS Server IP address) you should get a DNS Server Name back with the IP address you query.
to Eldred
You can try use nslookup:
nslookup http://www.com 4.2.2.2
where http://www.com – any host and 4.2.2.2 – testing name server IP or name. If server work and resolve names you will see answer like this:
C:\Users\RU>nslookup http://www.com 4.2.2.2
Server: vnsc-bak.sys.gtei.net
Address: 4.2.2.2
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: http://www.com
Address: 174.142.8.58
And if server is not work right an answer will be:
C:\Users\RU>nslookup http://www.com 4.2.2.10
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
Server: UnKnown
Address: 4.2.2.10
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to UnKnown timed-out
yes great……….
here is working for kerala open dns
154.11.147.2
189.7.160.15
59.185.0.50
218.248.240.208
218.248.240.135
203.145.184.13
202.56.250.5
thanku
Yes
go to
start -> run -> cmd -> ok ->
ping (open dns ip)
for example
ping 4.2.2.1
Any good servers for netgear in the US
Recently I programmed my router to use public DNS servers to get my ISP out of the business of intercepting my DNS activity. But I am still seeing a few delays, “looking up http:/…”
Is there any merit in finding and using DNS servers that are geographically closer to my location? (I’ve seen download displays where the server location is noted, suggesting you should pick one that’s closer.)
If a closer DNS server makes sense, how does one find the geographic location of a given server?
thanks
RCharles
Run tracepath or traceroute or tracert command to get path information.
@freakazoo 4.2.2.2 is a resolver…
[hm2k@amber ~]$ dig bbc.co.uk @4.2.2.2
; <> DiG 9.3.3 <> bbc.co.uk @4.2.2.2
; (1 server found)
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 13451
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;bbc.co.uk. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
bbc.co.uk. 101 IN A 212.58.224.138
;; Query time: 43 msec
;; SERVER: 4.2.2.2#53(4.2.2.2)
;; WHEN: Thu Sep 17 18:17:26 2009
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 43
@HM2K: ah ok seems they are working again. They didn’t last time I checked.
Nothing works, can someone tell me HOW to set up intenet? i have with no filters but i cant setup internet, i tried most of DNS here but nothing works. Please advise.
mikesspmmail@yahoo.com
Re:
“Nothing works, can someone tell me HOW to set up intenet? i have with no filters but i cant setup internet, i tried most of DNS here but nothing works. Please advise.”
Check your mail box for a fresh DVD of the Internet. Mine comes semiannually, but your Internet DVD regularity may depend on your subscription plan. Did you call ICANN and check that your Internet subscription is active? Also try cleaning your old Internet DVD. It may be stale, but it’s something. Good luck.
I will try these nameservers – I hope they work.
Thank you
I’ve been trying to connect to quicken.com (and associated sites like intuit.com) and for almost a year, I have failed — no ping, no browser access, and so on. Today I tried tracert and found that after about 20 hops it starts getting timeouts. I guess somewhere along the line smething is failing,
Is this a problem with my DNS server or with somebody else’s DNS server or is it something else? I am at my wit’s end since I cannot even connect to Quicken’s support mechanism. Other people don’t seem to have the problem — google for example claims that it is caching quicken.intuit.com successfully!
Cheers,
Quick check tells me that quicken.com and intuit.com are dropping ICMP packets (Ping requests) which means that hop twenty where you start to get time-outs is probably their router.
If I punch their URL into my web-browser it comes up without issue, what feedback do you get when you try to go directly to the website in question? (400/500 type error? Redirect? etc.)
It’s unlikely to be an issue with your DNS servers unless your DNS servers are hosting an incorrect/old record.
How about indonesia? any fast dns server there? please give me some. thank’s
I am using a linksys router and trying to change settings to use public dns. I cannot ping anything when I use any of these public dns numbers. Is there some extra setting on the router to access these? Otherwise, my comcast modem keeps directing me to their service site, so, I have internet connection is there, just can’t get around comcast.
Can somebody tell me how to acquire a US based IP and DNS addresses? Kindly snd it to asobansa1@yahoo.com.
Hi ,
Could you email me the list of DNS address for USA internet service providers ,Please, Iam a student doing a project on DNS servers
Regards
Mani
argh, just realized that opendns took me to a fake google page..
4.2.2.1-4 looks nice
how can i change my ip address and also hide all my identities.any one can help me
JUST GO WITH YOUR CLOSEST ITS PROBABLYA FASTEST LESS TRAVEL FASTER PING PING!
My AOL / CompuServe DNS address is: 205.188.146.145
This is the actual domain for the IP address I posted above: http://nstot.proxy.aol.com
Sorry for the extra post!
primary dns 208.67.222.222 secondary dns 208.67.220.220
any good one in Angola, africa?
Google public DNS resolvers can be found at 8.8.4.4 and 8.8.8.8.
Please Google Public DNS to list
dns a = 8.8.8.8
dns b = 8.8.4.4
Google Public DNS:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
Google’s new public DNS servers.
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
Very fast servers.
The list has been updated with Google dns ips. Thanks for feedback!
Dnsadvantage and Google DNS is the best for Asia and Australia.
Remember that nothing is free – all these DNS servers, especially Google, will keep all your search history, IP address, timestamp, computer name, userid, etc – all stats on you and everything you search – forever in their database.
Service provider:OpenDNS
OpenDNS free dns server list:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
working all time
until today I used it as well. Then I had to do a translation of a word and tried to use google’s language tools. OpenDNS blocked the site. Switched my router back to the ISP’s DNS and it worked fine. – So that’s why I’m here – in search for a new DNS server.
US DNS:
68.6.16.30
68.8.16.30
68.4.16.30
OpenDNS:
208.67.220.220
208.67.222.220
208.67.222.222
Google DNS too low with me in Vietnam.
@ Brad Peabody : Thanks for posting the new Level 3 resolvers.
@ Vivek Gite : According to DNS Benchmark, the 4.2.2.* servers are owned by Level 3 Communications (www.level3.com). These are owned by NTT America (www.nttamerica.com) and might be interesting too :
129.250.35.250
129.250.35.251
Switch Now!
It’s quick and easy to change to Comodo Secure DNS. No downloads and it’s absolutely free.
156.154.70.22
156.154.71.22
can dns server speed up your connection
here another fast DNS. location is Germany
62.157.94.6
Also, DynDNS servers are reliable . . . not sure why they’re not on your primary list or in any of the extensive comments thus far:
216.146.35.35
216.146.36.36
I believe OpenDNS was recently acquired by DynDNS, and my guess is the safety filter lists will be consolidated somehow.
do anybody have a primary dns server and a secondary dns
google 8.8.8.8/4.4.4.4 is fastest,in CN
there is a program call namebench to look for fastest dns..try it out. maybe it will help
Reliable public DNS servers that I have used:
75.126.98.108 – Dallas
91.85.5.25 – UK
is it OK to use other ISP DNS servers services provide in my local country which i didn’t pay for ?
They may block you. Use OpenDNS or Google and they do not have any problem at all.
OpenDNS filters sites on their “open” dns servers
Thank you IP DNS Server Google
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