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Your Internet is slow during quarantine?

One possible solution to improve connection speed is to change your provider'S default DNS to Google public servers for free. The configuration is quite simple and can be done even by novice users. 

What is DNS
On the internet, sites are registered under an IP number, which is the real address of this page on the web. Because IPs are hard-to-remember numbers, each IP is associated with a domain name, such as “www.seleções.com". the role of DNS is to translate the IP numbers to these friendly addresses.

However, some DNS services are not so fast, which may end up leaving your connection slow. 

To change this, using Google's Public DNS is a good solution, since it is one of the fastest existing. How to change DNS in Windows:

Step 1. Enter the "Start" menu (windows symbol), and then go to "Settings".
Step 2. Enter the “network and Internet” option, and then “Wi-Fi”.
Step 3. Click on the “Change adapter options”Option.
Step 4. With the right mouse button, click on your network that is slow.
Step 5. In the drop-down menu that appears, click "Properties". If the system asks for the administrator password, you must enter it before continuing.
Step 6. Look for the option " IP protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” in the list of items that appears and tap on it. Then go to "properties".
Step 7. Check the option "use the following DNS server addresses" and enter the values:
Preferred DNS server: 8 . 8 . 8 . 8
Alternate DNS server: 8 . 8 . 4 . 4
Click " OK " to save the changes.

How to change DNS in macOS
Step 1. Enter the Apple menu (Apple icon) and click "System Preferences".
Step 2. Go to "network" and click on your slow connection.
Step 3. Click "Advanced" and then enter the " DNS " tab.
Step 4. Delete the addresses in the left table and click “+” to add Google ones.
Step 5. Enter addresses:
Primary: 8 . 8 . 8 . 8
Secondary: 8 . 8 . 4 . 4

To finish, save the changes.

How to change DNS on Android
Step 1. Enter the system settings (gear icon) and look for the "Wi-Fi" option, which must be enabled.
Step 2. Take a long tap on the name of your slow network and go to "manage Network Settings" from the drop-down menu that appears on the screen.
Step 3. Tap "Advanced". Then change the "IP settings “to”static".
Step 4. Now just populate the DNS 1 and DNS 2 values with '8.8.8.8 ' and' 8.8.4.4 ' respectively. To finish, tap "Save".

How to change DNS on iPhone (iOS)
Step 1. Go to the " Settings "(gear icon) and tap "Wi-Fi".
Step 2. Tap on the “i " icon next to the name of your slow network. On the page that opens, go to "configure DNS"”
Step 3. Tap “Manual” and then tap "Add Server".
Step 4. Enter the values ' 8.8.8.8 'and ' 8.8.4.4'. Now, you must delete the values of your carrier. To do this, next to the DNS numbers that were already before, tap on the “minus " ( - ) icon. Then tap "Delete". Leave only Google values. Finally, tap Save.
See how simple it is? Now you can use Google's Public DNS service to surf the Internet faster. Enjoy! 

Ana Marques-Selections Magazine