I have posted a number of tutorials on how to change the DNS servers. This includes Windows, Android, iPhone/iPad, and Fire TV. Unlike those methods, with this method, you can automatically change the DNS servers with only a few clicks with DNS Jumper. However, this method is only applicable for Windows computers.
With DNS Jumper, you can select which DNS servers to use and apply, as easy as that. There are many reasons to use DNS servers other than the default one. With alternative DNS servers, they can help to access blocked websites, improve security and also speed up your browsing experience.
DNS Jumper greatly simplifies the process of changing the DNS servers compare to manually changing the DNS servers. Do note with DNS Jumper, it will only change the DNS on your Windows computer, not on your router. This means those computers will DNS Jumper will get the benefit.
If you want all devices to use the same DNS servers, you can run this application on your Windows computer and copy-paste the DNS servers into your internet router DNS server settings.
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How to automatically change DNS servers using DNS Jumper
The following is the instruction on how to use DNS Jumper. You can choose to change the DNS servers from the drop-down list provided, or scan through your area to find the fastest DNS server and restore back to the default DNS servers provided by your ISP.
How to change the DNS servers
- Download DNS Jumper from the developer’s website.
- Extract the downloaded Zip file.
- Double-click DnsJumper to run the app.
- Under Select Network Adapter, keep as All Network Adapters.
- Under Choose a DNS Server, click the drop-down menu.
- There are a number of DNS servers provided in the list
- Select any one of them.
- Click the Apply DNS button.
- for IPv6, be sure to tick the IPv6 checkbox
- Wait for the DNS successfully changed! message.
How to find the fastest DNS servers
- Click the Fastest DNS button.
- this feature is for IPv4 only
- It will display all the available DNS servers, click Start DNS Test button.
- Once finished testing, you can sort the result by clicking the Result 1 or Result 2 column.
- Then, select which DNS server you wanted to use.
- Click Apply DNS Server button.
- Wait for the DNS successfully changed! message.
How to restore the DNS servers
There are two ways to do this:
- Click the Quick Configuration button (the star icon) and select from the list.
- Under Choose a DNS Server, open the drop-down menu and select Default (or Restore) DNS from the list, then click Apply DNS.
- for IPv6, be sure to tick the IPv6 checkbox
- Wait for the DNS successfully changed! message.
Once done, you can close the app. That’s it. You can quickly change to different DNS servers just within clicks and restore back to the default DNS servers provided by your ISP.
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