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Hemant Shekhar, 16/09/2021 18:15

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h1. Which DNS servers to use?
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For best performance and easy access to internal Auroville facilities:
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* 192.168.8.54
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* 192.168.8.55
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* 192.168.8.56
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* 192.168.8.57
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If you can only use two, use one from 54 and 55 and one from 56 and 57.
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h1. What are the advantages of using Aurinoco's DNS servers?
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Aurinoco's DNS servers:
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* Use the seven public DNS servers that are fastest and most accurate from our location, dynamically choosing the best of the seven.  So you automatically get the current best of the best.
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* Cache the results of other people's lookups.  So you often get results faster than you can get them from public DNS servers.
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* Resolve hosts on AVCAN to their AVCAN addresses.  So you go direct to them, not via an Internet address.
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h1. Am I already using Aurinoco's DNS servers?
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If you can open http://speedtest.aurinoco.net you are probably using Aurinoco's DNS servers already. 
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h1. How to change DNS servers?
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h2. Automatically
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The most convenient solution is set DNS servers automatically:
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* Android: TBC
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* Apple IOS: "Configure DNS: Automatic" (and "Configure IP: Automatic")
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* Apple Mac OSX: TBC
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* Linux: TBC
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* Windows: "Obtain DNS server address automatically" (and "Obtain an IP address automatically")
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If the network is not set up correctly, that will not work and you will have to set DNS servers manually (instructions below).
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Also, if the Internet connection is via Aurinoco and configuring DNS servers automatically did not work, please contact "Aurinoco support":https://redmine.auroville.org.in/projects/faq/wiki/How_to_contact_Aurinoco
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Configuring DNS servers automatically is especially important on portable devices such as a smart phones, tablets and laptops.  It allows you to use many networks without having to set DNS servers manually.
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h2. Manually
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To set up DNS servers on Android, Apple IOS and Mac OSX, Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows are given at https://support.safervpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035915853-Change-DNS-Settings-on-Windows-Mac-Android-IOS-Linux
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Use the DNS numbers given by Aurinoco instead of the sample google numbers given in above webpage.