Google launched Public DNS Service
Google just launched the Google Public DNS. Just like OpenDNS, Google Public DNS will allow users to bypass their ISPs Domain Name Servers (DNS). DNS servers are, in many respects, the backbone of the Internet. DNS allows you to type a domain name like www.google.com into a browser instead of a machine-readable IP number like http://74.125.45.100/. Google argues that it wants to give consumers an alternative to their ISPs' DNS services in order to make the Internet "faster, safer and more reliable."
I've been using OpenDNS all these while, in my experience, it's definitely better and faster compared to Singnet's DNS server. Now let's see if Google's solution is any better! Google Public DNS uses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as its IP addresses. They have also released a set of step-by-step instructions for Windows, Mac and Linux users that can be found here. For 2Wire 2701HGV-E (aka Singtel Mio Box) user, you may do the following steps:- Open a Web browser and access the gateway user interface by entering 192.168.1.254 or http://gateway.2Wire.net.
- Click the Broadband Link tab.
- Click the Advanced Settings link under the tab to open the Broadband Link Advanced Settings page.
- Click the Manually configure your DNS information radio button.
- In the Primary Server field, enter 8.8.8.8.
- In the Secondary Server field, enter 8.8.4.4.
- Leave the Domain Name field blank.
- Click SAVE.
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