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UpdatedListoftheBestPubliclyAvailable&CompletelyFreeDNSServers

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YourISPautomaticallyassignsDNSserverswhenyourrouterorcomputerconnectsto
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BelowarefreeDNSserversyoucanuseinsteadoftheonesassigned,thebestandmost
reliableofwhich,fromthelikesofGoogleandOpenDNS,youcanfindbelow:
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Provider PrimaryDNSServer SecondaryDNSServer

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Level31 209.244.0.3 209.244.0.4

Google2 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4

TODAY'S TOP 5 PICKS IN TECH
DNS.WATCH3 84.200.69.80 84.200.70.40
PC SUPPORT EverythingYou
ComodoSecureDNS 8.26.56.26 8.20.247.20 5 NeedtoKnow
CATEGORIES AboutAppleMusic
OpenDNSHome4 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
BySamCostello
TroubleshootingGuides
DNSAdvantage 156.154.70.1 156.154.71.1 iPhone/iPodExpert
HowTo's&Tutorials
GettingSupport NortonConnectSafe5 199.85.126.10 199.85.127.10 HowtoFindthe
4 BestFitnessTracker
SoftwareTools GreenTeamDNS6 81.218.119.11 209.88.198.133 forYou
Testing&Benchmarking
SafeDNS7 195.46.39.39 195.46.39.40 BySarahSilbert
CommandLineReference WearablesExpert
OpenNIC8 107.150.40.234 50.116.23.211
PartsofaComputer TheWebWeighs
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SmartViper 208.76.50.50 208.76.51.51 HowMuch?!

Cleaning&Cooling 3
FileExtensions Dyn 216.146.35.35 216.146.36.36
ThingsYouDidn'tKnow
About... FreeDNS9 37.235.1.174 37.235.1.177

ComputerTerms censurfridns.dk 10 89.233.43.71 91.239.100.100

WhoDoesn'tLove
OtherResources 2 FREEAudioBooks?
HurricaneElectric 11 74.82.42.42
FixaProblemWithYour ByWendyBoswell
Computer puntCAT12 109.69.8.51 WebSearchExpert

MaintainingYourComputer
Tips&Tricks Note:PrimaryDNSserversaresometimescalledpreferredDNSserversandsecondary HereComes
1 Affordable,Slim
UpdatedArticlesand DNSserversaresometimescalledalternateDNSservers.PrimaryandsecondaryDNS
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PCReviewsExpert
WhyUseDifferentDNSServers?
VIEWMOREINTECH
OnereasonyoumightwanttochangefromtheDNSserversassignedbyyourISPisif
yoususpectthere'saproblemwiththeonesyou'reusingnow.Aneasywaytotestfora
DNSserverissueisbytypingawebsite'sIPaddressintothebrowser.Ifyoucanreach
thewebsitewiththeIPaddress,butnotthename,thentheDNSserverislikelyhaving
issues.

AnotherreasontochangeDNSserversisifyou'relookingforabetterperformingservice.
ManypeoplecomplainthattheirISPmaintainedDNSserversaresluggishandcontribute
toasloweroverallbrowsingexperience.

Yetanother,increasinglycommonreasontouseDNSserversfromathirdpartyisto
preventloggingofyourwebactivityandtocircumventtheblockingofcertainwebsites.

TheSmallPrint

Don'tworry,thisisgoodsmallprint!
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ManyoftheDNSproviderslistedabovehavevaryinglevelsofservices(OpenDNS,
NortonConnectSafe,etc.),IPv6DNSservers(Google,DNS.WATCH,etc.),andlocation
KatrineEisman|
specificserversyoumightprefer(OpenNIC). AboutMe

Whileyoudon'tneedtoknowanythingbeyondwhatIincludedinthetableabove,this
bonusinformationmightbehelpfulforsomeofyou,dependingonyourneeds:
What'stheRuleof
[1]ThefreeDNSserverslistedaboveasLevel3willautomaticallyroutetothenearestDNSserveroperatedbyLevel3 Thirdsin
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Communications,thecompanythatprovidesmostoftheISPsintheUStheiraccesstotheInternetbackbone.

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[2]GooglealsooffersIPv6publicDNSservers:2001:4860:4860::8888and2001:4860:4860::8844. Exposure:WhatYou
NeedtoKnow
[3]DNS.WATCHalsohasIPv6DNSserversat2001:1608:10:25::1c04:b12fand2001:1608:10:25::9249:d69b.Inan

uncommonbutmuchappreciatedmove,DNS.WATCHpublisheslivestatisticsforbothoftheirfreeDNSservers.Both

serversarelocatedinGermanywhichcouldimpactperformanceifusedfromtheUSorotherremotelocations.
VIEWMORE
[4]OpenDNSalsooffersDNSserversthatblockadultcontent,calledOpenDNSFamilyShield.ThoseDNSserversare

208.67.222.123and208.67.220.123.ApremiumDNSofferingisalsoavailable,calledOpenDNSHomeVIP.

[5]TheNortonConnectSafefreeDNSserverslistedaboveblocksiteshostingmalware,phishingschemes,and

scams,andiscalledPolicy1.UsePolicy2(199.85.126.20and199.85.127.20)toblockthosesitesplusthosewith

pornographiccontent.UsePolicy3(199.85.126.30and199.85.127.30)toblockallpreviouslymentionedsite

categoriesplusthoseNortondeems"nonfamilyfriendly."BesuretocheckoutthelistofthingsblockedinPolicy3

thereareseveralcontroversialtopicsintherethatyoumayfindperfectlyacceptable.

[6]GreenTeamDNS"blockstensofthousandsofdangerouswebsiteswhichincludemalware,botnets,adultrelated

content,aggressive/violentsitesaswellasadvertisementsanddrugrelatedwebsites"accordingtotheirFAQpage.

Premiumaccountshavemorecontrol.

[7]RegisterherewithSafeDNSforcontentfilteringoptionsinseveralareas.

[8]TheDNSserverslistedhereforOpenNICarejusttwoofmanyintheUSandacrosstheglobe.Insteadofusingthe

OpenNICDNSserverslistedabove,seetheircompletelistofpublicDNSservershereandusetwothatarecloseto

youor,betteryet,letthemtellyouthatautomaticallyhere.OpenNICalsoofferssomeIPv6publicDNSservers.

[9]FreeDNSsaysthatthey"neverlogDNSqueries."TheirfreeDNSserversarelocatedinAustria.

[10]Thecensurfridns.dkDNSserversareuncensored,operatedbyaprivatelyfundedindividual,andarephysically

locatedinDenmark.Youcanreadmoreaboutthemhere.IPv6DNSserversarealsoavailableat

2002:d596:2a92:1:71:53::and2001:67c:28a4::.

[11]HurricaneElectricalsohasanIPv6publicDNSserveravailable:2001:470:20::2.

[12]puntCATisphysicallylocatednearBarcelona,Spain.TheIPv6versionoftheirfreeDNSserveris

2a00:1508:0:4::9.


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