Note: This is classified as an enhancement and not a "fix".
DNS- {Domain Name System}, an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses.
For more information: http://www.howstuffworks.com/dns.htm
(Note: Pictures may look different on my pictures than what you are seeing because my internet is "bridged" between two connections, however I will provide the steps for a standard setup and try to provide relevant pictures)
--- Upgrading Your DNS Servers (Windows XP) ---
1) Open Control Panel > Network Connections or
Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connection
2) Right click on the "active" Connection and choose Status
Should be like "Local Area Connection"
(Note: For some reason, on some systems, the status screen will not open? Try double-clicking on the connection or follow the instructions below...)
3) Goto the Support tab and click on Details...
(Picture Below)
-- Alternate Way To Status Screen --
1) Goto Start > Run > cmd
2) Run ipconfig /All
3) Look at the correct information under the device you tried to open the "status screen" for
(Picture Below)
-- End Alternate Way --
4) Whether you are looking at the cmd window, or the status window, write down the "DNS Servers"
(Note: The information in the following examples do not represent "your" data, they are plainly examples)
Status Window
CMD Window
5) Go back to the Network Connections screen
(Open Control Panel > Network Connections or
Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connection)
6) Right-click on the network connection you just looked up and this time choose properties.
7) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
8) Click Properties
9) Choose "Use The Following DNS server addresses"
10) Click Advanced in the bottom right corner of the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" window
11) Goto the DNS tab,
12) In the Add window type in the following numbers... then click Add
a)208.67.222.222
b)208.67.220.220
c) (any "DNS Servers" you wrote down from step 4)
d) (any "DNS Servers" you wrote down from step 4)
e) etc.
13)After entering the DNS Servers, click Ok three times (until you get back to the Network Connections window)
14) Windows might run a reconfig, repair, etc.
---- Continue Below With Windows XP ----
--- Upgrading Your DNS Servers (Windows Vista) ---
1) Open Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center
2) Under the "Network" Section, across from "Connection", press "View Status"
3) Click on Details...
(Picture Below)
4) Whether you are looking at the cmd window (yes, you can use the cmd config from above), or the status window, write down the boxed data (IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS Server(s))
(Note: The information in the following examples do not represent "your" data, they are plainly examples)
Status Window
5) Go back to the Connection Status Window and click "Properties"
6) Press "Continue" on the "Windows needs your permission to continue." window
7) Select 'Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)'
8) Click Properties
9) Choose "Use The Following DNS server addresses"
10) Click Advanced in the bottom right corner of the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" window
11) Goto the DNS tab,
12) In the Add window type in the following numbers... then click Add
a)208.67.222.222
b)208.67.220.220
c) (any "DNS Servers" you wrote down from step 4)
d) (any "DNS Servers" you wrote down from step 4)
e) etc.
13)After entering the DNS Servers, click Ok three times (until you get back to the Network Connections window)
14) Wait while Windows reconfigures your connection...
---- Continue Point For XP and Vista ----
15) Once Windows is done, open up your internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, AOL, Safari) and navigate to http://www.opendns.com/
a) If you see, under the top orange bar,
"You're using OpenDNS. Thanks! You are now navigating the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliably than ever before."
then you are all set!
b) if you do not (try a restart), then continue...
16) Make sure you entered your information correctly. If you think you have, then try right-clicking on your "connection" in the Network Connections window and choose repair.
17) Are all of the other websites working (google, yahoo, etc.)?
If so, then it might be because your router's DNS Servers are not set to OpenDNS, look at your router's instructions for help with that.
18) Make sure on the "Status" screen or the cmd window, that it shows
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
under your DNS Servers.
Hope That Helps!
-James Hartig
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