Increasing connection quality through public DNS servers

Your internet service provider uses their own DNS servers to connect you to the internet. Sometimes, those servers aren't set up in the best way to enable optimal online gameplay. Changing to a public DNS server can increase your connection stability, speed, and reliability.

Some ISPs block third-party DNS servers. If you lose internet access after changing your DNS settings, you'll need to revert to your original settings.

Configuring a public DNS servers

Google and Cloudflare offer public DNS servers, which you can set as your default servers by following these steps:

Windows 11

1. Hit the Windows key or click the Windows icon in your taskbar
2. Type "Control Panel"
3. Under Network and Internet, select "View network status and tasks"
4. On the left side of the window, select "Change adapter settings"
5. Find your network adapter, right click, and select "Properties"
6. Select one of the following:
   "Internet Protocol Version4 (TCP/IPv4)" and open Properties (recommended)
   "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" and open Properties
7. Go to the bottom of the menu and change "Obtain DNS server address automatically", to "Use the following DNS server addresses:"
8. Pick one of these public DNS servers to use:
   Google's public DNS:
   IPv4
   8.8.8.8
   8.8.4.4
   IPv6
   2001:4860:4860::8888
   2001:4860:4860::8844
   Cloudflare's public DNS:
   IPv4
   1.1.1.1
   1.0.0.1
   IPv6
   2606:4700:4700::1111
   2606:4700:4700::1001
9. Save your changes by selecting "Ok"
10. Close all open web browsers and applications
11. Hit the Windows key
12. Type "cmd" and press Enter
13. In the command prompt, type "ipconfig /flushdns" and press Enter
14. Restart your computer

Mac

1. Go to System Preferences
2. Select "Network"
3. Click the padlock and sign in
4. In the column on the left, find the network with a green dot next to it and select it
5. Click "Advanced"
6. Click the DNS tab
7. Click "+"
8. Add one of the following pairs of addresses (Add one line, then hit return, then click "+" again to add the other):
   Google's public DNS:
   IPv4
   8.8.8.8
   8.8.4.4
   IPv6
   2001:4860:4860::8888
   2001:4860:4860::8844
   Cloudflare's public DNS:
   IPv4
   1.1.1.1
   1.0.0.1
   IPv6
   2606:4700:4700::1111
   2606:4700:4700::1001
9. Click "Ok" once you've added a pair of addresses
10. Click "Apply"