Here in this article, we are going to discuss the following subjects,
- How To Use Google Public DNS On Steam
- How To Use OpenDNS Public DNS On Steam
- How To Use Cloudflare Public DNS On Steam
A Public DNS is a service that looks up DNS for the general internet. Anyone with an internet connection can access public DNS, and they are provided by ISP (Internet Service Provider) or third-party companies.
Most of the individuals or organisations who use the Public DNS are ones who do not require a private network.
How To Use Google Public DNS On Steam?
- From the bottom-right of your screen go to your Internet and Right-click on it.
- Select Open Network and Sharing Center.
- From the left side menu, select Change adapter settings.
- Then right-click on the connection for which you want to change DNS servers.
- Select Properties.
- Then make sure you are on the Networking tab.
- Then under “This connection uses the following items” select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
- Then tap on Properties.
- Then select “Use the following DNS server address”.
- Then enter 8.8.8.8 for your Preferred DNS server.
- Then enter 8.8.4.4 for your Alternate DNS server.
- Then select OK.
Note: Above are the Google Public DNS for IPv4 in case you need to Google DNS for IPv6 then enter the 2001:4860:4860::8888 for Preferred DNS and 2001:4860:4860::8844 for Alternate DNS.
How To Use OpenDNS Public DNS On Steam?
- From the bottom-right of your screen go to your Internet and Right-click on it.
- Select Open Network and Sharing Center.
- From the left side menu, select Change adapter settings.
- Then right-click on the connection for which you want to change DNS servers.
- Select Properties.
- Then make sure you are on the Networking tab.
- Then under “This connection uses the following items” select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
- Then tap on Properties.
- Then enter 208.67.222.222 for your Preferred DNS server.
- Then enter 208.67.220.220 for your Alternate DNS server.
- Then select OK.
Note: Above are the OpenDNS Public DNS for IPv4 in case you need to OpenDNS Public DNS for IPv6 then enter the 2620:119:35::35 for Preferred DNS and 2620:119:53::53 for Alternate DNS.
How To Use Cloudflare Public DNS On Steam?
- From the bottom-right of your screen go to your Internet and Right-click on it.
- Select Open Network and Sharing Center.
- From the left side menu, select Change adapter settings.
- Then right-click on the connection for which you want to change DNS servers.
- Select Properties.
- Then make sure you are on the Networking tab.
- Then under “This connection uses the following items” select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
- Then tap on Properties.
- Then enter 1.1.1.1 for your Preferred DNS server.
- Then enter 1.0.0.1 for your Alternate DNS server.
- Then select OK.
Note: Above are the Cloudflare Public DNS for IPv4 in case you need to Cloudflare Public DNS for IPv6 then enter the 2606:4700:4700::1111 for Preferred DNS and 2606:4700:4700::1001 for Alternate DNS.