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Click Control Panel
== '''Step 1''' ==


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Right click on Windows menu icon and select '''Control Panel'''.


1. Click Network and Internet
[[File:Win8-dnss.png|border]]


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Select '''Network and Sharing Center'''.


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1. Click Network and Sharing Center


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== '''Step 2''' ==


Click on '''Change adapter settings'''.


1. Click Change Adapter Settings
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1. Right Click Local Area Connection
== '''Step 3''' ==


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Right-click on your '''active internet connection''' (this may be "Ethernet", "Wireless Network Connection" or "Local Area Connection" depending on how your computer is set up) and select '''Properties'''.


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1. Click Properties
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== '''Step 4''' ==


1. Double Click IPV 4
In the Networking tab, click once on '''Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)''' to highlight it, and then click '''Properties'''.  


2. Click OK
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== '''Step 5''' ==


1. Tick "Use the following DNS server addresses"
Select '''Use the following DNS server addresses''' and then enter the following:


then type in 8.8.8.8, and 8.8.4.4 just like on the screen below
Preferred DNS server: 203.0.178.191
Alternate DNS server: 203.215.29.191


2. Click OK
Then click '''OK'''.


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== '''Step 6''' ==


1. Right-click on same network adapter
To confirm if the DNS server addresses is already set, right-click on your '''active internet connection''' again and select '''Status'''.


2. select Status
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== '''Step 7''' ==


1. Click details
Click on '''Details...'''.


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Under network connection details, you will see 8.8.8.8, and 8.8.4.4 as DNS servers. This is a confirmation that DNS has been set.
== '''Step 8''' ==


1. Click on Close button, then click on Close button again.
Under '''Network Connection Details''', you will see 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as DNS servers for IPv4. This is a confirmation that DNS has been set.  


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You can click on '''Close''' button now.


 
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1. click the cmd button
 
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In command prompt, type in nslookup google.com and press enter key, you will see 8.8.8.8 DNS server is used to resolve website google.com. This is a confirmation that DNS has been set and is working.
 
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To clear DNS cache on Windows XP, type in ipconfig /flushdns and press enter key.
 
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Revision as of 06:15, 28 June 2017

Step 1

Right click on Windows menu icon and select Control Panel.

Win8-dnss.png

Select Network and Sharing Center.

Win8-dns1.png


Step 2

Click on Change adapter settings.

Win8-dns2.png


Step 3

Right-click on your active internet connection (this may be "Ethernet", "Wireless Network Connection" or "Local Area Connection" depending on how your computer is set up) and select Properties.

Win8-dns3.png


Step 4

In the Networking tab, click once on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to highlight it, and then click Properties.

Win8-dns4.png


Step 5

Select Use the following DNS server addresses and then enter the following:

Preferred DNS server: 203.0.178.191 Alternate DNS server: 203.215.29.191

Then click OK.

Win8-dns5.png


Step 6

To confirm if the DNS server addresses is already set, right-click on your active internet connection again and select Status.

Win8-dns6.png


Step 7

Click on Details....

Win8-dns7.png


Step 8

Under Network Connection Details, you will see 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as DNS servers for IPv4. This is a confirmation that DNS has been set.

You can click on Close button now.

Win8-dns8.png

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