Changing DNS server

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So agree, first check if the issue is somewhere else. But if you do need or want to change the DNS server (also for privacy reasons, you can do this:

sudo -i

mkdir /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d
cp /etc/systemd/resolved.conf /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/override1.conf
# you should not change the original but create an override like this
nano /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/override1.conf

In here you can change the default DNS server to something you want. Privacytools List for encrypted DNS Servers, German PrivacyHandbuch for Europe Servers.

Example:

DNS=94.140.14.14 2a10:50c0::ad1:ff 94.140.15.15 2a10:50c0::ad2:ff
FallbackDNS=194.242.2.3 2a07:e340::3 194.242.2.4 2a07:e340::4

Cite from manpage: "A space-separated list of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to use as system DNS servers. "

Of course you can also try 1.1.1.1, 9.9.9.9 or the like, but they are not any good for privacy, just for testing.

Manpage for resolved.conf

Know that when using a private DNS captive portals mostly dont work anymore.

Edit: Did this solve the problem?