Best Public DNS Servers

Normally if you are using any VPN provider’s DNS Server,they provide you with the DNS server addresses.

Here is a list of some of the public DNS servers:

Google Public DNS

Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4

Open DNS 

Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.222.220

Comodo Secure DNS

Preferred DNS server: 8.26.56.26
Alternate DNS server: 8.20.247.20

Norton DNS 

Security (malware, phishing sites and scam sites)

Preferred DNS: 199.85.126.20
Alternate DNS: 199.85.127.20

  Security + Pornography

Preferred DNS: 199.85.126.20
Alternate DNS: 199.85.127.20

 Security + Pornography + Others

Preferred DNS: 199.85.126.30
Alternate DNS: 199.85.127.30

DNS Advantage

Preferred DNS server: 156.154.70.1 
Alternate DNS server: 156.154.71.1

Verizon / Level 3 Communications

Preferred DNS server: 4.2.2.1
Alternate DNS server: 4.2.2.6

 ScrubIT

 ScrubIT is designed to automatically block pornographic and other undesirable Web sites.

 Preferred DNS server: 67.138.54.100
Alternate DNS server: 207.225.209.66

Advantages of using Public DNS servers over your ISP DNS servers:

1.Changing DNS server is more secure as it moves the DNS translation service to a more trusted party.

2. It can brings web browsing speed benefits,as some services are faster than others.

3. Your Privacy is well maintained at some level.

4. Parental control.

5. Phishing Protection.

6. Access Geoblocked content.

7. One can easily bypass web censorship.

To find out how well a DNS server provider fares in this respect, use a DNS Benchmark which finds the fastest DNS servers for use.
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