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Click Control Panel
== '''Step 1''' ==
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1. Click Network and Internet
Right click on Windows menu icon and select '''Control Panel'''.


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


1. Click Network and Sharing Center
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== '''Step 2''' ==


1. Click Change Adapter Settings
Click on '''Change adapter settings'''.


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1. Right Click Local Area Connection


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== '''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'''.


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


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


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1. Tick "Use the following DNS server addresses"
== '''Step 5''' ==


then type in 8.8.8.8, and 8.8.4.4 just like on the screen below
Select '''Use the following DNS server addresses''' and then enter the following:


2. Click OK
Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8


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Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4


Then click '''OK'''.


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1. Right-click on same network adapter
== '''Step 6''' ==


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


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1. Click details
== '''Step 7''' ==


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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.


1. Click on Close button, then click on Close button again.
== '''Step 8''' ==


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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.


 
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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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Latest revision as of 07:35, 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: 8.8.8.8

Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4

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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