How to change dns primary and secondary numbers

  1. #1
    albar is offline Newbie

    How to change dns primary and secondary numbers

    Hi,can anyone advise me how to change the above,i have just purchased a new wireless router modem and my isp gave me these numbers but i haven't a clue how to do it.
    Can anyone help with this?
    Cheers in advance
    albar


  2. #2
    DJNafey is offline UK site moderator
    Hi Albar,

    The instructions depend on which operating system you are running. As most people are on Windows XP these days, I'll assume that this is what you have.

    Go to Start Menu > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections.

    Right-click on 'Local Area Connection' (or the relevant wireless network connection if you are connecting wirelessly). Select Properties from the context menu.

    Scroll down to 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' and double-click it.

    Select 'Use the following DNS server addresses'. The "preferred" address is the primary IP and the "alternate" address is the secondary IP.

    Hope that helps

  3. #3
    albar is offline Newbie
    Yes that worked,thanks very much for your help.
    Cheers
    albar

  4. #4
    DJNafey is offline UK site moderator
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