Are you still using your service provider’s DNS servers? You might have heard about Comcast’s DNS servers dying and taking down the internet for anybody not using the more reliable OpenDNS or Google DNS. Here’s how to set it up on your Verizon FIOS router for every device on your network.
There’s lots of other reasons to use OpenDNS or Google DNS other than just their rock-solid reliability—they are often much faster than your ISP’s DNS server, and in the case of OpenDNS, there’s loads of extra features like content filtering, typo correction, anti-phishing, and child protection controls.
If you’re using Windows, be sure and check out some of our other articles on the subject:
Speed Up Your Web Browsing with Google Public DNS
Easily Add OpenDNS To Your Router
Protect Your Kids Online Using Open DNS
Otherwise, keep reading for how to set it up on your router.
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