Changing Your Domain Name System (DNS)

1. Right-click the Internet Access icon in the lower right corner of your screen (pictured to the right).

3. The Network and Sharing Center will open.

Select the Change adapter settings option in the left pane.

4. Right-click the adapter whose DNS settings you want to change.

Select Properties from the menu that opens.

5. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/UPv4) from the list of options.

Then click Properties.

6. In the Properties dialog box, select the option to Use the following DNS server addresses.

Fill out the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server entries according to which DNS you want to use. Here are our top recommended options, in order:

Google DNS

Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8

Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4

CloudFlare DNS

Preferred DNS server: 1.1.1.1

Alternate DNS server: 1.0.0.1

OpenDNS

Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222

Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220

Click OK when finished.

1. Open your Start menu and type CMD into the search bar.

Select the Command Prompt option from the menu. The Windows Command prompt will open.

2. Type ipconfig /flushdns into the Command prompt and press Enter.

Take care to include the space between ipconfig and /flushdns.

Your DNS cache will be cleared, and you should be able to use our software.

1. Open the Apple menu, and select System Preferences.

2. Click Network.

3. The Network dialog box will open.

In the left panel, select the network interface you're using (example: Wi-Fi or Ethernet). Then click Advanced.

4. Click the plus (+) sign at the bottom of the DNS Servers section. Add the domain 8.8.8.8.

Click the plus (+) sign again and add the domain 8.8.4.4..

Then click OK.