Solving Server not Found and DNS errors : 5 Free Fast DNS Servers

If you have error or not, it's though exactly a diagnose. Using DNS server can speed up your online experience. Give them a try, it costs nothing. It can be all good and no bad.

DNS is Domain Name System, it's work in simple words is to translate URLs into IP addresses so that you can get the right thing. If it gets overloaded, you may be unable to view all or some websites. Like, if websites like http://74.125.53.99/ loads but http://www.google.com doesn't, you may have a DNS problem.
Also, if you have a DNS problem, the browser will often display error as Server not found.

To correct the trouble, you can use DNS servers. These will be servers that shall respond and process the DNS demands of your computer or network.

Some Gyaan Before we take off:
There are two types of the IP address your computer could be assigned.

• Static IP
  

  Your IP address would be same every time you connect to the internet



• Dynamic IP
    Your computer would be assigned different IP address every time you connect to the internet. In this case, it's good for you. You don't need to see Control panel for now.
  

There is a simple observation you can make just now, go and check whatismyip.org. The website shows your IP address(that's all it shows on the page, so i don't need to elaborate). Note it somewhere on notepad, paper or desk or in the form of doodle or on walls or have a Tattoo whatever. Now next time, you start the computer and connect to the internet, go again to whatismyip.org, again you'll find the IP address. Check the latest one from the one you noted before. If there's no difference then you have Static IP otherwise you have a Dynamic IP.

Here's the procedure.

1. The thing is you have to get to your internet connection's properties to instruct it to use a DNS server.
2. On Windows XP and older versions, it's in Control Panel - Network Connections
3. Or it can be in the Start Menu - Connect to
4. Right click your connection and get to it's Properties. (On Windows 7 or Vista,  get straight to the properties of the connection)
5. Networking Tab - in the list of services, Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
6. Get to it's Properties. You should see this.

You see those boxes for IP addresses, here is your turn to pick up the most handsome numbers from the menu below.

Here's List of DNS Server's that you do the Job, just for free.

Google Public DNS
Google is everywhere. It claims to be the fastest, and i'm sure you would believe it unless you really want to investigate. If time's not a luxury for you, try Namebench. You will find other info there. So back on Google.

• 8.8.8.8
• 8.8.4.4

[Link : http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/ ]



ScrubIT

• 67.138.54.100
• 207.225.209.66

[Link : http://www.scrubit.com/ ]


DNSadvantage

• 156.154.70.1
• 156.154.71.1

[Link : www.dnsadvantage.com/ ]


OpenDNS
The paid version is also available, rather than doing by making an account there and registering. If not, doing it manually is OK. It gives best features once you are registered. I used it, and it is faster than any free DNS servers out there.

• 208.67.222.222
• 208.67.220.220

[Link : www.opendns.com ]

vnsc-pri.sys.gtei.net
Public Name server IP address:

• 4.2.2.1
• 4.2.2.2
• 4.2.2.3
• 4.2.2.4
• 4.2.2.5
• 4.2.2.6

 
Troubleshooting
Still DNS problems? There is a high probability that you use some sort of third party application to access internet. You can try stumbling in it's settings and can see if there is any option to add DNS. Try the Control Panel thing given above once again. Now everything should work fine. You can though ping me up here.

Other than this there is UltraDNS, which is really very fast. It's though paid.

For more troubleshooting on internet, comment or here's Mozilla's help . For Instruction as where to enter it further explained, visit the given websites of the DNS servers.