Google public DNS isn't working?

Question

I switched my dns to google public dns to bypass a program on my router which blocks websites, based on DNS records. Everyone says that switching to Google public DNS should bypass this block but it doesn't work.

In case I haven't changed it correctly, here is how i did it. I have Vista.
I went Control Panel>Network and Internet>Network and Sharing Centre>Manage network connections. I right-clicked on Local Area connection, slected properties. I clicked on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and clicked properties.
I clicked the 'Use the following DNS server addresses' bubble, set my 'Prefered DNS server as 8.8.8.8 and my ''Alternate DNS server' as 8.8.4.4. I clicked OK and Close. I restarted my router and modem. I cleared Firefoxe's cache and restarted it. Websites are still blocked.

Did I change to Google Public DNS properly? If so, why isn't it working, and how can I make it work?

By the way, I have tried modifying my Host File to include sites which are blocked as hosts, but this doesn't work either because the sites don't load, so please don't suggest this method instead.

Answer 1

DNS Jumper is a light application to easily change the DNS on the computer in a short time. DNS Jumper also provides a lot of DNS server list such as Google DNS, Open DNS, Ultra DNS, Exatel, Century, Cisco, Open Nic and many more. Also, this application can be used in portable without having to install it on your computer.



DNS Jumper also gives features to check the Response Time on each DNS server list provided in the application so that later you can choose any DNS Server you think is the fastest. And if you have your own DNS list which are not in this application, you can also put it in manually.

Answer 2

flushing your dns cache sometimes helps



Open an administrator-level command prompt then type ipconfig /flushdns

Answer 3

True...:-)