While users use domain names to visit most websites, the actual address of the server hosting the site uses an IP address. Domain Name System, or DNS, servers translate domain names and then direct ...

In June, Mozilla had announced that they were performing a limited Shield study for their Nightly users to monitor the performance of DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in Firefox. This study uses Cloudflare's DNS ...

The DNSSEC protocol will bring improved security to the internet but also larger packet sizes. Before you run into problems, you can check that your resolver is able to cope with these larger packets, ...

Have you checked your DNS servers lately? If not, you may be putting your company’s entire network at risk. The Internet’s DNS is a global distributed database that matches domain names with ...

Using NameBench, find the fastest and nearest DNS server, and then change Windows 11/10 DNS settings to increase your browsing speed. DNS or Domain Name System helps resolve the name of any web ...

Since Google decided to launch its own DNS service, we've dug into finding the fastest domain name server and knowing if yours failed. If you're on a GNOME-based Linux system, you can also try any DNS ...

These are the best free and public DNS servers that make it simple and easy to reduce buffering and tighten your online security by changing your DNS service. Getting the best speeds isn't as simple ...

So I´m playing IT admin for the school where I work. We have a pretty basic setup here, but even that is proving to be beyond me. Our network has an IPCop firewall and caching server, behind which is ...

Microsoft made available on August 5 another new Windows 10 Dev Channel (former Fast Ring) feature update test build. Build 20185 adds some IT pro/business features, plus a bunch of fixes. In Build ...

The Domain Name System depends on hierarchical organization and authority. It was first successfully tested 25 years ago today. __1983: __ Paul Mockapetris and Jon Postel run the first successful test ...