Changing DNS Settings in Mac OSX

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Keywords: dns | settings | mac | osx Summary: Find out how you can change your DNS settings in Mac OSX.

This article gives you the settings needed to manually assign DNS (Domain Name Service) servers for your Internet connection using Mac OSX.
If you need the DNS settings for domain hosting you should read DNS settings for domain hosting.

You can change your Mac's default DNS (Domain Name Server) settings to specify a certain DNS server or IP address to use for a certain domain.

Change the DNS

Click the Apple menu (top left-hand of the screen) > System Preferences.

Click the Apple menu and select System Preferences

Double-click the Network icon.

Double-click the Network icon

Click the adapter you want to change (this is normally Built-In-Ethernet) and click Configure.

Click the adapter you want to change and click Configure

Click the TCP/IP tab. If your Mac is configured to use a dynamic IP address you can enter the DNS server settings in the Domain Name Servers (Optional) box. If you want to configure your IP address manually, choose Manually from the drop-down Configure box on the TCP/IP tab.

Click the TCP/IP tab and select the appropriate options

Enter the DNS server settings:

Preferred DNS server: 212.159.13.49
Alternate DNS server: 212.159.13.50

Enter the DNS server settings

Click Apply Now.

This page last updated 19th October 2007

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