The easiest way to set up OpenNIC is to edit resolv.conf and add one some of OpenNIC's DNS servers to the list. The closest server to campus is You should add at least two in case one of them goes down. I personally use <code>69.164.208.50</code>, which is located in Net Access Corporation's Newark<code>69.164.211.225</code>, New Jersey datacenter and has a ping of about 17 ms from most on-campus locations<code>64.0.55.201</code>.