Browsing Faster with an Alternate DNS Service

Configuring Your System for an Alternate DNS Service

To use an alternate DNS service, you have to reconfigure Windows to sen
all domain requests to the new DNS server. This is a network-related
procedure, and here’s how it works:
1. Open the Control Panel and select Network and Sharing Center.
2. When the Network and Sharing Center opens, click Change Adapter
Settings.
3. When the Network Connections window opens, right-click the icon
for your connection and select Properties.
4. When the Properties dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 15.6,
make sure the Networking tab is selected.
5. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) from the list and click
the Properties button.
6. When the next Properties dialog box appears, as shown in Figure
15.7, select the Use the Following DNS Server Addresses option.
7. Enter the DNS service’s preferred DNS server address into the
Preferred DNS Server box.
8. Enter the DNS service’s alternate DNS server address into the
Alternate DNS Server box.
9. Click OK.
With Windows thus reconfigured, you’ll now access the third-party DNS
server whenever you’re web browsing—which should be slightly faster
than what you’re used to with your ISP’s DNS server.