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Update DNS article with IPv6 (#455)
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TheKrol authored Feb 5, 2025
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*You can use any of the following depending on your Personal Preference.*

* **Google Public DNS:** 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
* **Cloudflare:** 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1
* **OpenDNS:** 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220
* **Quad9:** 9.9.9.9 and 149.112.112.112
| **Provider** | **IPv4 Addresses** | **IPv6 Addresses** |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| **Google Public DNS** | 8.8.8.8 <br> 8.8.4.4 | 2001:4860:4860::8888 <br> 2001:4860:4860::8844 |
| **Cloudflare** | 1.1.1.1 <br> 1.0.0.1 | 2606:4700:4700::1111 <br> 2606:4700:4700::1001 |
| **OpenDNS** | 208.67.222.222 <br> 208.67.220.220 | 2620:119:35::35 <br> 2620:119:53::53 |
| **Quad9** | 9.9.9.9 <br> 149.112.112.112 | 2620:fe::fe <br> 2620:fe::9 |


## How to Revert to Standard DNS Providers

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7. Click OK to save the changes.
8. Press Win+r and enter ```ipconfig /flushdns``` then press OK to Confirm, this will clear IPs and domains resolved using your old DNS provider.

To change the IPv6 address you follow the same format, except the only difference is step 5 where you select "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" and click "Properties."

### MacOS

1. Click the Apple menu and select "System Preferences."
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