By default the DNS server we use is the mostly the one provided by our ISP, but say, you
have recently changed to a SDP to overcome geo-restrictions on netflix and want to reassure
if it works ? Is there any way for you to check what DNS
server you’re using?
Yes,there is is
Just like your computer’s MAC address, the DNS servers don’t go beyond your router,
so there is no real way to check it from an online website, like you can with your IP
address.
But thankfully, you can find your current dns , All you have to do run a simple command
or use a free app.
In this video, I’ll show you how to find your DNS server on windows, mac android and
ios.
If you interested in a specific OS, then click on the time stamp you can see on the screen
as we speak . However, I highly recommend that you watch the entire video, it’s just
going to take couple of minutes, and I know you are not that busy.
Before we get started, I just want to clear this one thing, that I’ve seen many people
find confusing.
Assume a typical home network, where your router is connected to internet, which further
connects it to diff devices like your computer, smartphones and media streaming devices like
ps4.
Now, by default, we’d use the DNS server provided by our ISP,
But some people do change their dns servers to like Google if they want better speed,
opendns if they want to block adult content on network, or sdp if they want to unblock
geo-restrictions,
now here is the thing, if you change your dns on your router (say to sdp), then every
device that’s connected to your router, will automatically start using dns that’s
in your router.
However, on top of that, if you change the dns server on one of your computer (to say
Google dns), then only that computer will override the dns on your router and use the
one that you’ve just entered.
So, if we rank the priority of dns - it’s going to be,
DNS on the system Followed by DNS on router
And then ISP
Now, with that out of the way, let’s see how you can check what dns server you are
using.
Windows
To check what DNS Server you are using on Windows computer, simply open up the command
prompt and do nslookup any website say, google.
However, for some unknown reason, this doesn’t work for me.
(I tried this command on two windows computer and go unexpected error message).
So, next thing, you can do is, type the following command on your cmd.
ipconfig /all | findstr /R "DNS\ Servers"
I’ll have the command, in the description of this video, so you can just copy paste
that.
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Mac and Linux To check what DNS Server you are using on
any Mac or Linux based computer, simply open up the terminal and do a nslookup of any website.
For example, type in the following command i.e. do a nslookup of any website, like google.
nslookup google.com
The server address is your DNS server,
Android
There is no in built terminal app on android, but there are a handful of Android network
scanner apps in the market, that lets you see you DNS.
I suggest network info II or fing.
(check the link in the description below) Both the apps are free to use , no ads and
work as good as any.
Simply download it from the play store, open it go to the WiFi tab, there you’serverll
see DNS1 and DNS2 entry.
iOS Network Analyser, is a free IOS app that shows
useful information about your network.
There are two versions of this app, the full version will cost $3 but for your need the
lite version (ad supported) would suffice.
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In general, DNS update requires you to reboot the system, but if you don’t wanna do that,
you could also flush the dns cache, check out our this video on how to flush dns cache
on diff device.
So, that’s all for now,
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