What Is DNS, Anyway? Simply put, Domain Name System (DNS) is the phone book of the internet. It’s the system that converts website domain names (hostnames) into numerical values (IP address) so they ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When millions of people suddenly couldn’t load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, outage on Oct. 20, 2025, the affected servers weren’t actually down ...

If your internet is slow and you feel like you've tried everything, you're in luck: I've got one more fix you might not have tried. Changing your DNS settings on either your Wi-Fi router or your ...

OpenDNS has released a preview of a tool that will encrypt DNS (Domain Name System) requests between a person’s computer and the company’s lookup service, potentially blocking malicious interceptions.

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 ...

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 ...

Using Google Chrome, you might come across an error that says DNS PROBE FINISHED NO INTERNET. The error usually comes up with the Chrome browser is not able to load a ...

In July the Internet Systems Consortium will permanently shut down DNS servers deployed to serve as temporary surrogates for rogue DNS servers shut down as part of Operation Ghost Click, an FBI ...

All versions of Windows Server from 2003 to 2019 are vulnerable to a newly identified vulnerability, dubbed SigRed, in Windows DNS, the domain name system service provided by Microsoft in Windows ...

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing DNS outage affecting customers worldwide, preventing them from accessing Microsoft ...

Cyber attacks on domain name systems (DNS) targeted at organisations in Asia-Pacific (APAC) grew by 15% in 2020, leading to downtime, theft of customer information and other damages, a study has found ...

A DNS issue has disrupted Microsoft 365 and Azure worldwide, marking the company’s second major outage this month.