The DNS (Domain Name System), using a quick definition, are systems designed to "translate" the IP addresses of various websites and various Internet services to hostnames and vice versa, they are located all over the world and each provider typically provides its own. Normally, the DNS servers are automatically assigned to your PC, a router or other device used to connect to the Internet (such as a Smartphone) when the connection is established via ADSL, ISDN, 56K, etc.
I would like to explain you how to change the default DNS server with others, for various purposes.
For windows XP
Open the Control Panel double click on Network Connections.
In the list of network connections to identify the one which you want to change the configuration of DNS servers, click the right mouse button on it and select Properties, open the window in the central list identifying the item Internet Protocol TCP/IP, select it with click the left mouse button and click properties.
This opens another window where you can change IP address and DNS server, in this case are varied with the default DNS servers specified manually, simply click the Use the following DNS server addresses and specify the desired ones, the image sample uses the public DNS provided by Google.
Confirm the settings by clicking the OK button to close the window, in the next window click Close, and DNS servers are now set those manually and automatically assigned by the ISP will be ignored.
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