Unreliable internet is the most frustrating thing, especially when you're working from home and every meeting, upload, or deadline depends on it. I recently bought a $20 device for my router that ...

The domain name system (DNS) hums along behind the scenes and, as with running water, we largely take it for granted. That this system just works is a testament to the hackers who designed and ...

DNS (Domain Name System) connects your computer to the Internet server, acting as an essential link between the two. Your computer’s Internet connection is recognized by a default IP address, which is ...

When such a situation occurs, you need to verify that your DNS server is resolving things correctly. This is just what the nslookup tool can do. The tool Released with Windows 2000 and later versions, ...

Computers can interpret only a series of numbers and thus, DNS (Domain Name System) was created to translate domains from the web browser into IP addresses. In this post, we will learn about a free ...

German authorities are advising victims of DNSChanger Trojan programs to fix their computers’ Domain Name System settings using a free tool developed by antivirus company Avira, because the servers ...

The OpenDNS organization has released a tool for OS X that encrypts DNS connections, which enhances Internet security on OS X (for now). Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

DNS works as the telephone directory for the Internet, and when it works, it's seamless to the user. But along with the growing move to self-host services comes a push to run DNS servers at home, ...

The bad guys freely abuse the Domain Name Service, and now the good guys are increasingly using it to protect themselves: OpenDNS today began offering a new feature in its enterprise DNS service that ...

Right now, my company uses an in-house DNS management tool. It's a web-based tool run with a combination of MS Javascript, PHP, Apache::ASP, and Perl. It does all the basic stuff, like Forward DNS, ...

Each domain name of a website, such as TechPP.com, has an IP address associated with it, and in order for a web browser to load one of these websites, it needs to know its IP address, which is ...