How To Surf The Internet Faster Using OpenDNS

OpenDNS provides fast and free DNS servers which can speed up Internet surfing experience if you often have to face delays while loading webpages.

To change the current network settings of your Windows or Linux system from DNS servers provided by ISP to OpenDNS :

For Windows 10 (Updated Aug 2020):

Open the search box (Win key + S) and type in “network connections”. Then click on View network connections.

Right-click on the network adapter and select Properties.

Select Internet Protocol Version 4 and click Properties.

Select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the IP addresses 208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222 for OpenDNS.

Click OK to save the changes.

For Windows (7/Vista/XP) :

[This example uses Windows 7].

1. Open Control Panel > Network and sharing center and click on “Change adapter settings” .

2. Right click on the network adapter active and select Properties.

3. Left click on “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and select Properties.

4. Under the General tab, select “Use the following DNS server addresses” and enter the following OpenDNS server IP addresses :

208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222

5. Click Ok for the changes to take place.

[For doing the above in Windows XP type “ncpa.cpl” from Start > Run and for Vista or even Windows 7, simply type “ncpa.cpl” from search box after clicking the Windows orb and follow the steps 2 to 5 from above.]

For Linux Mint / Ubuntu :

[This example uses Linux Mint 12].

1. Open Control Center and select Network Connections.

2. Choose the active connection and hit Edit.

3. Click on IPv4 settings and enter the OpenDNS server IP addresses 208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222 separated by a comma in the DNS servers field. [If the ISP assigns DHCP based addresses, change the method from “Automatic (DHCP)” to “Automatic (DHCP) addresses only” for enabling the box where the DNS addresses need to be entered as shown below.] Hit Save for changes to take place.

All done.

Happy surfing!