DNS servers are those to which the browser of the computer connects when you request to visit a certain website, so that, for example, the navigaweb.net address is recognized and translated into the IP address of the webserver, which can be found anywhere in the world, where pages and images are stored.
The DNS servers are therefore like phone books, which contain the names of the websites associated with the relative IPs of the webserver.
Since, therefore, that DNS servers must be contacted by PC or phone every time a new site is opened, it is clear that the connection to them must be as quick as possible.
DNS servers are always provided by the internet connection provider (for example TIM or Fastweb) which automatically sets them in the predefined parameters
Furthermore, since if a site is not included in the DNS lists it cannot be reached, the national network providers can easily both see which sites are visited by customers, and prevent the connection to obscured sites for reasons of censorship or because against the law .
To set the DNS that connect faster than the others, that protect the privacy of the sites visited and that also work to get around every block on the sites obscured nationally, it is possible to set different DNS servers than those of the provider, which are independent of the requests made locally by the various countries and therefore allow faster and unrestricted navigation.
The most famous of these is surely the Google DNS 8.8.8.8, free, free and without limitations.
Among other fast and secure DNS addresses, we now see that perhaps the fastest ever, the 1.1.1.1 of Cloudflare, is available as an app for Android and iPhone, so you can easily set the DNS on your smartphone where it is not always can do it.
As seen in another guide, in fact, while setting DNS on a PC is quite simple, changing the DNS on the Android and iPhone smartphone is not always possible (you cannot change DNS in the data connection) and, in any case, it requires you to set a hidden and inconvenient option that only applies to the Wifi network you are connected to.
With the Cloudflare app, however, DNS is forced to be set covering the current connection.
The installation of Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 as an application on smartphone automatically enables the company's 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver on Android and iPhone, without having to make manual changes to the configuration of the internet connection.
The Android app uses a VPN profile to make DNS changes, so Cloudflare DNS servers and a VPN app cannot be used simultaneously.
The 1.1.1.1 app shows a large switch to enable or disable Cloudflare's DNS resolver.
Touching then the menu icon and then going to Advanced opens the configuration options of the protection that encrypts the data traffic (HTTPS or TLS) and the one to test the connection.
For the rest there is nothing else to look at and just keep the 1.1.1.1 switch.
Cloudflare is a very popular company that hosts several sites around the world protecting them from external attacks, whose reliability is beyond question.
In my test, after setting up the Cloudflare DNS on both PC and mobile phone, I was able to happily verify that many of the blocked sites came back visible and that the connection to the sites went quickly and without delay.
Therefore I can only recommend installing the 1.1.1.1 app, which is free and can be downloaded for Android and iPhone .
Remember that on Windows PC you can set the DNS by going to Control Panel> Network and Sharing Center, pressing on the name of the internet connection in blue in the center, then on Properties .
Highlight IPv4 Internet Protocol, press on Properties and manually set the primary Cloudflare DNS 1.1.1.1 and secondary 1.0.0.1
Then highlight IPv6 internet protocol and set as DNS Cloudflare: primary 2606: 4700: 4700 :: 1111 and secondary 2606: 4700: 4700 :: 1001
On the iPhone you can manually set the DNS by going to Settings> Wifi, press the i icon next to the name of the connection, then touch DNS and change the primary and secondary DNS servers.
To change Android DNS, go to Settings> Network and Internet> Wi-Fi connected, long touch on the wireless connection, then go to Edit network> Advanced options > IP settings to static and enter the Cloudflare DNS IP addresses (1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1).
The DNS servers are therefore like phone books, which contain the names of the websites associated with the relative IPs of the webserver.
Since, therefore, that DNS servers must be contacted by PC or phone every time a new site is opened, it is clear that the connection to them must be as quick as possible.
DNS servers are always provided by the internet connection provider (for example TIM or Fastweb) which automatically sets them in the predefined parameters
Furthermore, since if a site is not included in the DNS lists it cannot be reached, the national network providers can easily both see which sites are visited by customers, and prevent the connection to obscured sites for reasons of censorship or because against the law .
To set the DNS that connect faster than the others, that protect the privacy of the sites visited and that also work to get around every block on the sites obscured nationally, it is possible to set different DNS servers than those of the provider, which are independent of the requests made locally by the various countries and therefore allow faster and unrestricted navigation.
The most famous of these is surely the Google DNS 8.8.8.8, free, free and without limitations.
Among other fast and secure DNS addresses, we now see that perhaps the fastest ever, the 1.1.1.1 of Cloudflare, is available as an app for Android and iPhone, so you can easily set the DNS on your smartphone where it is not always can do it.
As seen in another guide, in fact, while setting DNS on a PC is quite simple, changing the DNS on the Android and iPhone smartphone is not always possible (you cannot change DNS in the data connection) and, in any case, it requires you to set a hidden and inconvenient option that only applies to the Wifi network you are connected to.
With the Cloudflare app, however, DNS is forced to be set covering the current connection.
The installation of Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 as an application on smartphone automatically enables the company's 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver on Android and iPhone, without having to make manual changes to the configuration of the internet connection.
The Android app uses a VPN profile to make DNS changes, so Cloudflare DNS servers and a VPN app cannot be used simultaneously.
The 1.1.1.1 app shows a large switch to enable or disable Cloudflare's DNS resolver.
Touching then the menu icon and then going to Advanced opens the configuration options of the protection that encrypts the data traffic (HTTPS or TLS) and the one to test the connection.
For the rest there is nothing else to look at and just keep the 1.1.1.1 switch.
Cloudflare is a very popular company that hosts several sites around the world protecting them from external attacks, whose reliability is beyond question.
In my test, after setting up the Cloudflare DNS on both PC and mobile phone, I was able to happily verify that many of the blocked sites came back visible and that the connection to the sites went quickly and without delay.
Therefore I can only recommend installing the 1.1.1.1 app, which is free and can be downloaded for Android and iPhone .
Remember that on Windows PC you can set the DNS by going to Control Panel> Network and Sharing Center, pressing on the name of the internet connection in blue in the center, then on Properties .
Highlight IPv4 Internet Protocol, press on Properties and manually set the primary Cloudflare DNS 1.1.1.1 and secondary 1.0.0.1
Then highlight IPv6 internet protocol and set as DNS Cloudflare: primary 2606: 4700: 4700 :: 1111 and secondary 2606: 4700: 4700 :: 1001
On the iPhone you can manually set the DNS by going to Settings> Wifi, press the i icon next to the name of the connection, then touch DNS and change the primary and secondary DNS servers.
To change Android DNS, go to Settings> Network and Internet> Wi-Fi connected, long touch on the wireless connection, then go to Edit network> Advanced options > IP settings to static and enter the Cloudflare DNS IP addresses (1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1).
