Google DNS doesn’t work

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I have trouble using Google DNS under my 2017 MacBook Pro running macOS Mojave.. I want to point in advance that:

  1. I don't have access to the router settings.

  2. I'm using kind of host network that my landlord provided to me. I would like to avoid to contact him.

I can ping the DNS server I want to use:

$ ping 8.8.8.8 
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from
8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=0 ttl=120 time=11.034 ms

I can resolve names without Google DNS:

$ nslookup www.apple.com
Server:     192.168.179.1
Address:    192.168.179.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
www.apple.com   canonical name = www.apple.com.edgekey.net.
www.apple.com.edgekey.net   canonical name = www.apple.com.edgekey.net.globalredir.akadns.net.
www.apple.com.edgekey.net.globalredir.akadns.net    canonical name = e6858.dsce9.akamaiedge.net.
Name:   e6858.dsce9.akamaiedge.net
Address: 184.25.247.151

I cannot resolve names with Google DNS:

$ nslookup www.apple.com 8.8.8.8
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

Setting up the DNS addresses in a new location does not help.

Best Answer

Yes, you can make a network setting and override the dns on each Mac easily given that the dns isn’t blocked on the network and is just not chosen / advertised.

Google has steps - scroll down to macOS section: https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using

I also encourage you to try cloudflare dns. Setup is just as easy and the config app and setup screens are easier for me to recommend, and you could sub the google values as you please if this setup guide is simpler:

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