When you enter a Web address into your browser, one of the first things your PC does is contact a domain name server to get routing information for the address. In most cases your PC sends DNS ...

If you're troubleshooting some network problems in your office and some computers are connected to a router, you may need the IP address of each computer, its primary DNS server and the default router ...

Google’s public DNS is a free, global domain name system resolution service available for you to use instead of your current DNS provider. Having given an overview of how DNS servers work, it’s worth ...

Do you ever wonder how you can click a link on a webpage and quickly zip to another page on a server halfway around the world? Or send an email message to aunt Alice or uncle Bob, using just their ...

Microsoft has added a privacy feature to Windows 11 called DNS-over-HTTPS, allowing users to perform encrypted DNS lookups to bypass censorship and Internet activity. When connecting to a website or ...

Changing your DNS settings is often touted as a way to speed up your internet browsing. But I was skeptical about how much of a difference a simple DNS server change could actually influence my ...

There are so many hackers around these days, and they are becoming very smart. So smart that they have successfully taken down many government websites. The most recent attack was on the Department of ...

1 server, 2 clients, 1 cable modem. <P>Server has 2 nics, we share using NAT software. Basically, this is the servers purpose. It runs 2k AS. <P>Now, I know that 2K AS has a built in DNS server. I ...

I'm always confused about setting a DNS choice, if it should be in the Router or in the O/S all of all the devices (PC, TV, DVR, Internet Player, etc). It seems to make more sense to use a single ...