There are several ways to troubleshoot the DNS on your network or device. First, try pinging a domain with its IP address.

Threat actors are using Domain Name System (DNS) tunneling to track when their targets open phishing emails and click on malicious links, and to scan networks for potential vulnerabilities. DNS ...

Personally, one of the main reasons I like to run my own DNS server at home is to protect my privacy. DNS isn't encrypted by ...

In doing a check of our DNS servers recently, I was surprised to find that they would resolve requests that weren’t coming from our network. We have been experiencing some bandwidth congestion issues ...

Most are aware that Google Public DNS has been recently launched. If you wish, you can override the default DNS (Domain Name Server) settings on your Windows computer so you can specify which DNS ...

Domain name system (DNS) attacks, in which bad actors take advantage of vulnerabilities in the DNS Internet protocol, are extremely prolific—and costly. The role of DNS is to translate the term that ...

DNS (Domain Name System) settings in Windows help your computer translate website names into IP addresses. However, many of us tend to use a third-party DNS, such as Google Public DNS, as it is often ...

When you surf the Internet, you refer to computers and websites by their domain name, such as "google.com." The Internet, however, uses IP addresses to route traffic. Every time you type a domain name ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...