Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Add OpenDNS in BSNL Broadband connections on Ubuntu

Add OpenDNS in BSNL Broadband connections on Ubuntu:
For the last couple of weeks I feel that BSNL broadband is little bit slow. So I search for making it fast. I heard about the OpenDNS long back and I never tried it.
Today I successfully configured OpenDNS on my PC and I think it would be useful for others. OpenDNS already published how to set up an OpenDNS on your Linux based computer. I customized that instructions for BSNL Broadband connection.
Before starting What is OpenDNS?
OpenDNS is a better DNS, free to all. OpenDNS uses its distributed network of DNS servers to speed up your Internet experience, increase reliability, improve security and make DNS smarter for users all over the world.
Steps
1. Right-click on ‘Network Icon’ (located at top-right panel by default) and click on ‘Edit Connections’ to open Network Connections Manager.

2. Choose the type of connection you have. For this example, I will use ‘DSL’.

3. Under ‘DSL’, highlight ‘BSNL BB’ (my bsnl connection) and click on ‘Edit’.
BSNL OpenDNS Connection
BSNL OpenDNS Connection
4. Inside ‘Editing BSNL BB’ window, click on ‘IPv4 Settings’ tab.

5. Under ‘IPv4 Settings’, change the ‘Method’ to Automatic (PPPoE) addresses only.

6. Put these nameserver addresses as your ‘DNS Servers’: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220
BSNL OpenDNS Connection
7. Click ‘Apply’ and reboot your machine. You can then visit http://welcome.opendns.com to confirm you are using OpenDNS.

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