Solving Internet Fault? Only the DNS server on your Android – Android Planet

Do you suffer from an internet outage, such as a customer of Ziggo, then there is a possibility anyway web on your Android by setting a different DNS server. We show you how to do this

You have been given the fixed:. The great Ziggo fault causing many users for a long time can not on the Internet. The failure was caused by a DDoS attack on Ziggo and should be solved now. However, the provider expects that more attacks follow. Therefore it is useful to be prepared and set up another DNS server on your Android. This is possible because you do not have to be compulsory connected to the servers of Ziggo

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DNS in a nutshell

The letters stand for DNS Domain Name System. All computers that are connected to the Internet has an IP address, which consists of a series of numbers. Even websites are loaded from an IP address, but for the sake of ease, we only need to enter a domain name rather than a series of numbers. DNS is a system that translates domain names into IP sales numbers. If this system is attacked, the domain can not translate and can not access the Internet

Get ready:. Ziggo expects further DDoS attacks

During DDoS attack on DNS servers Ziggo Ziggo where each customer uses standard, the system is overloaded with requests from outside. Therefore collapses the server and clients are also no longer through. Should something happen anymore, let these tips help you. Alternate DNS servers with the OpenDNS address 208.67.222.222 or, if you want to remember something easier, adjust the Google DNS at 8.8.8.8

DNS server:. How it works

In order not to suffer from a major Internet outage, you can use an alternate DNS server. In this tip use Google DNS, which has the address 8.8.8.8. Adjusting the DNS server sounds complicated, but is easier than you think. The steps we explain below.

1. Open the Settings app on your Android and go to “Wi-Fi”;
2. then tap the Wi-Fi network you are connected and hold equally firmly press’ Customize Network.
3. Now tap on “Show advanced options” select DHCP;
4. Change this then ‘passively’;
5. appear multiple options there, but you do not have to change Well then. you carry with DNS 1 (first bar) in 8.8.8.8 and DNS 2 (second bar) 8.8.4.4.
6. Press the bottom ‘Save’ to make your changes.

It can – depending on your Android device – differences in how certain options and settings are not listed in most manufacturers, however this is not the case, for example, you have a Nexus, Motorola, LG.. or Huawei device, you can smoothly through the above steps. Do you still use a Samsung or Sony device, it is important not to change the DHCP from the fourth step to ‘Passive’ but to ‘Static

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