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Tired of slow or unreliable browsing on your Mac? Changing your DNS server can help improve how quickly your Mac finds websites and may resolve some connection issues. In this video, we’ll show you how to change your Mac’s DNS settings and switch to Google Public DNS using 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

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  • Step 1: Select the Wi-Fi icon in your menu bar at the top
  • Step 2: Click on Network Preferences
  • Step 3: Click on Advanced
  • Step 4: Select DNS
  • Step 5: Click on the + sign
  • Step 6: Now, enter the address 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4. These are the addresses for the Google DNS server IPv4.
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Optional: you can also use Google Public DNS IPv6 version – 2001:4860:4860::8888 or 2001:4860:4860::8844 (alternative)
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