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WHERE DO I GET A DNS NUMBER FROM?

Safari keep failing with Can't Find Server message

An article said I need to add DNS number in the network section - but where do I get this number from?

Posted on Mar 6, 2013 2:27 AM

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Posted on Mar 6, 2013 3:12 AM

Firstly from your ISP, but also this can be recommended:


If Safari is getting very slow:


(Presumably you regularly empty your Safari cache by deleting the following file:


Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/cache.db


and clear your History)


Adding Open DNS codes to your Network Preferences, should give good results in terms of speed-up as well as added security, (including anti-phishing and redirects) (Full information about Open DNS is here:
http://www.opendns.com/home-solutions ) and further independent information can be read here:


http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57338784-263/free-dnscrypt-tool-enhances-ma c-web-security/?tag=mncol;txt


and here:


http://www.macworld.com/article/1146064/troubleshootdns.html?t=234


Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu, and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' add the following two numbers:


208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220


(You can also enter them if you click on Advanced and then DNS)


Sometimes reversing the order of the DNS numbers can be beneficial in cases where there is a long delay before web pages start to load, and then suddenly load at normal speed:


http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2296

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Mar 6, 2013 3:12 AM in response to KMCDESIGN77

Firstly from your ISP, but also this can be recommended:


If Safari is getting very slow:


(Presumably you regularly empty your Safari cache by deleting the following file:


Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/cache.db


and clear your History)


Adding Open DNS codes to your Network Preferences, should give good results in terms of speed-up as well as added security, (including anti-phishing and redirects) (Full information about Open DNS is here:
http://www.opendns.com/home-solutions ) and further independent information can be read here:


http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57338784-263/free-dnscrypt-tool-enhances-ma c-web-security/?tag=mncol;txt


and here:


http://www.macworld.com/article/1146064/troubleshootdns.html?t=234


Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu, and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' add the following two numbers:


208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220


(You can also enter them if you click on Advanced and then DNS)


Sometimes reversing the order of the DNS numbers can be beneficial in cases where there is a long delay before web pages start to load, and then suddenly load at normal speed:


http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2296

WHERE DO I GET A DNS NUMBER FROM?

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