Configure Secure DNS Servers in Ubuntu 11.04

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Secure DNS Servers are mostly free DNS services from companies that help resolve your DNS (Domain Name System) queries through their network of redundant servers. If you don’t know what DNS is, it is a network service that allow your PC find names of websites online. Since computers only communicate in binary numbers, DNS servers translate those numbers into words like facebook.com so you don’t have to type binary numbers  in order to go to facebook.com. Now, every PC has one or more DNS servers assigned to it once it is connected to the Internet. Some are secured while others are not. This article shows you a list of some secure DNS providers that you can use to protect yourself online.

Getting started:

To get started, click ‘Power –> System Settings’



Then select ‘Internet and Network –> Network Connections’



Next,  select the interface (Wired or Wireless) and click ‘Edit’



Finally, select ‘IPv4 Settings’ tab and choose ‘Automatic (DHCP) addresses only’ and begin typing the DNS servers IP addresses follow by commas. When done click ‘Save’



That’s all.

Here are a list of some secure DNS providers:

Name: DNS Servers:
Comodo Secure DNS —————————> 156.154.70.22, 156.154.71.22
Norton DNS Service —————————-> 198.153.192.1, 198.153.194.1
OpenDNS Service    —————————–> 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220
Google Public DNS ——————————> 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4

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