Hi Joe: Let me try again When you connect your pc to the router it automatically uses the DNS provided by the router BUT you can set your pc to use a different DNS like this: Changing DNS server settings on Windows 7 1.Go to the Control Panel. 2.Click Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings. 3.Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. ... 4.Select the Networking tab. ... 5.Click Advanced and select the DNS tab. ... 6.Click OK.\ Now your pc uses it's own DNS which you have specified not the DNS specified by the router until you set it back to the default. Now to save you the bother of doing this on each pc you connect. you can install a second router programmed with the new DNS in series with the original router Now when you connect a pc OR TV OR WHATEVER using default settings to the original router it will use the original DNS and when you connect to the second router it will use the new DNS. ...T
Thanks, I was not aware that just setting the DNS on my pc would change the server I can connect to going through the AT&T modem. The modem uses a different DNS and I thought it would go through that DNS of the modem first automatically. I already have way too much crap plugged into my outlets and if I do not need to plug in another router, I can just use my pc that's o.k. by me
@Joe C: I did what Tonto suggested and just changed it in Windows. It worked fine. As an experiment, I tried changing it at the router, but the router refused to work. On a side note, I did a google search for a torrent. Didn't care which one, but normally, the torrent sites publish your WAN IP so that they can scare you into purchasing their VPN. No IPs showed up.
Thanks MJ I had to research to find the Cloudflare ipv6 DNS. It is 2606:4700:4700::1111 and 2606:4700:4700::1001 https://blog.cloudflare.com/dns-resolver-1-1-1-1/ The 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 are for ipv4 DNS
DNS Benchmark has been updated TODAY... DNS Benchmark 1.3.6668.0 NEW RELEASE adds nameservers 1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1 and 9.9.9.9 https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm
its called its called doh aka dns over https, its more likely ssl. so its impressive. but.... this means if its busted we are busted as well. i would bet my pennies on dns over tls aka dot which i guess will be way much more better than doh. back in 2007 till 2012 i used to jump paid public wifi with my own iodine server. sound interesting but google and cloudflare and mozilla, i trust neither of these corporations.