Using OPEN DNS FOR FASTER WEB BROWSING....

Open DNS server, is the #1 DNS service provider around the world. OpenDNS is FREE and do not require you  to download anything. Moreover, it will not replace your existing Internet connection it will just make it better. Also, OpenDNS offers some other free services. For more information about OpenDNS please visit the official home page.

Here is what you must do. Please back up your DNS addresses before replacing them with the ones from OpenDNS, in case you want to return to them later for whatever  reason. The DNS server addresses for OpenDNS are:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

For static IP Address

If you have a static IP address that you must manually configure in order to have Internet access, please use the following method.

Open a console and type:

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sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf

and add the following lines, above the existing lines in that file:

nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220
For Dynamic IP address (DHCP)


If you are using a dynamic IP address (DHCP), that means you get your Internet  IP address, subnet mask, DNS and gateway automatically from your ISP's DHCP server, please follow the instructions below:

Open a console and type:

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sudo gedit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf

Replace the line that says:

#prepend domain-name-servers 127.0.0.1;

with this one:

prepend domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220;

Restart your network for the changes to take effect:

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sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

For Ubuntu users


If you use Ubuntu, please go to System -> Administration -> Networking, click on the third tab (DNS) and add, one by one, the OpenDNS addresses on top of the first field (DNS Servers). Close the window and restart your computer