Surfshark Launches All-New Privacy-First DNS For Free

scooterboy952 · 2025-04-30T16:50:43.039Z

Is their instructions on how to set this up in Nvidia Shield " Their instructions aren’t real clear .

Reece · 2025-04-30T17:18:07.949Z

I set it up on my router.

scooterboy952 · 2025-04-30T17:29:14.422Z

I can’t do that . It’s a spectum router .

Streaming429 · 2025-04-30T19:56:02.437Z

I set my Spectrum router with it

Streaming429 · 2025-04-30T19:59:22.413Z

Setup is done through your router if using a Shield Pro

scooterboy952 · 2025-04-30T20:03:57.533Z

My set up is straight weird . Do I have to chance it to wifi for it to work ?

Reece · 2025-04-30T20:19:43.833Z

No. It works with wired or wireless. You need to read up on DNS some and what this does me thinks.

Timwort · 2025-04-30T21:20:40.022Z

@scooterboy952 , it’s simply a public DNS server, supports encrypt and standard DNS from the articles description.

The most common way a public DNS server is applied is in the network configuration setup. It can be setup at device level or on your router or both, up to you.

Most system allow two entries however DNS resolver supports up to three, when the DNS name is resolved it starts with the first server in the list, based on the result different things can happen, if the result is the IP address is found then it is returned to the resolver and it’s done, if it’s not found the the next DNS server is tried and so on until the IP is returned or a failure is returned. There are actual four or five possible return codes but that pretty deep in the weeds, you get the general idea.

You can typically set it up at the router level through settings, I don’t use a shield but it is Android so you may have to reconfigure networking to do it on the Shield (again I don’t know, don’t have a shield)

Both Android/Google TV OSs and Fire TV OSs don’t have any easy way to set only DNS servers, they should have but …

On other Android based devices it can be set by reconfiguring network settings (pain in the..) or more easily with ADB.

To see the current settings (using ADB):

sheldon:/ $ settings get global dns_servers

194.242.2.4,8.8.4.4 (result is displayed)

sheldon:/ $ settings put global “dns_servers” “194.242.2.4,8.8.4.4”

Couple of notes here, these commands were executed from a shell running on an Android streaming device.
“Sheldon” is the host name and everything before the $ sign is the shell prompt and not part of the command.
The double quotes are optional.
The two IP addresses are examples, the first is for adguard I think, the second is Google’s open DNS server.

The command breakdown:

“settings” is the command catagory for various settings in Android.

“put” and “get” are actions

“global” is a scope of the action and is required for this

“dns_server” is the property you are changing

“194.242.2.4,8.8.4.4” are a comma separated list of dotted decimal IP addresses, up to three that you will be setting the property to when using a “put” operator. (Not used with the “get” operation.)

If you use remote ADB shell the command will be:

adb shell settings get global dns_servers

194.242.2.4,8.8.4.4 (not typed, this is the output)

The “get” command is completely safe to use as it “gets” the current settings and displays them, the “put” command changes the setting so, more care should be exercised with the “put” command.

You asked!

scooterboy952 · 2025-05-01T04:11:16.215Z

Thanks for your info. I may try to install it on my Spectrum router . Do you know the IP number to get in to that router ?

Streaming429 · 2025-05-01T06:42:58.907Z

It’s locked down (at least mine is). Did it right through the app

MidnightRain3258 · 2025-05-03T14:25:18.228Z

TDUK has a dns switcher you can get off the google play.and there is a manual setting to puut in your own or choose from a list.

elbucho1 · 2025-05-03T17:26:43.514Z

Unless I did this wrong, which is a possibility, it killed my internet. Luckily I remembered the steps and put it back to “automatic”. It had 2 numbers listed, IPv4 and IPv6. I put the Ipv4 number in. Was that right? Don’t know. Help, if you can.
Thanks

beachlife88 · 2025-05-03T17:41:56.658Z

Hi can this dns be put on your android cellphone? I dont have vpn on my phone or my z11 pro max Is there a video to walk you through this?

Is there a video on how to set up this dns on my Formuler z11 promax?

Or do I need to set up it on my att fiber? Is there a video on this as well?

Thank you

ElBel · 2025-05-04T15:56:34.110Z

That is huge news! Most track for around 30 days but zero history? Awesome

oemtech · 2025-05-04T18:05:11.573Z

For router setup the primary dns server is 194.169.169.169, secondary dns?

Reece · 2025-05-04T20:32:31.868Z

oemtech:

dns server

According to Business Technology Experts “TechRadar Pro”
Their list of best DNS Server for 2025 includes all the usual suspects. Any one of their listed Free DNS would make a great secondary to Surfsharks Primary.
I use Cloudflares 1.1.1.1 as my secondary now since Sufshark does not provide one.
Read more HERE
Enjoy!

Avionik99 · 2025-05-05T21:11:07.425Z

The IPv6 does not seem to work Please explain exactly where those numbers go. In the IPv6 properties, I get a needed submask when inserted in the Ip address and when inserted in the DNS server address and an invalid DNS warning pops up

inky3288 · 2025-05-05T23:01:30.323Z

How do I set Surfshark in my Wi-Fi

Timwort · 2025-05-06T01:34:52.320Z

You just set it up on the router. Your LAN consists of two medium, Wired Ethernet medium via a switch and a radio that is your Wi-Fi medium, that media makes up your LAN.

Usually a tab in the settings for VPN assuming you router supports it and it probably does.

Miki · 2025-05-07T12:07:23.356Z

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