DNS server

[eusty]

What I'm after is something like NSLOOKUP. There are quite a few in the store but miss the bit I need.....what DNS server am I using?

I've set up a VPN to use when at work, but I want to use a custom DNS server ( google's actually) rather than the one given me my the network.

Trouble is I can't find what server I'm actually using!

W8.1 GDR1.....

 

[eusty]

Nobody?

 

[jsooney]

I've seen DNS info in field medic reports. In my case it's a couple of 10.x address. I'm not sure where you would modify it though.

 

[eusty]

Excellent, thanks that's exactly what I was after.
I guess the name was why I couldn't find it!

 

[eusty]

No so excellent as it returns the data from the interface rather than the actual value used when connected via a VPN

 

[jsooney]

The report lists about 30 interfaces and related data, on my phone anyway. If I connect via VPN it lists it as a separate interface and shows its IP address, but it doesn't show DNS info for it. That could be because my VPN doesn't provide a DNS server, or maybe it just skips it regardless.

Even if you find out what your VPN DNS server is, how are you going to change it to Google's? I think they're 8.8.8.8.

Also, if you set up your own VPN then you should be able to configure it to assign you whatever DNS server you want.

 

[eusty]

I tried on the advanced settings to change the DNS suffix, but then I found that my VPN provider automatically uses their DNS over IPSec as I thought it was just OpenVPN which did it.

I can check on dnsleaktest.com as it shows you the actual servers.

Thanks for the help