A DNS server – short for Domain Name System server – converts web addresses into IP addresses. Without a DNS server, you won't be able to connect to any websites. If you're having issues with your ...

Each time you open a browser and type in a web address, there’s a hidden hand sending all the information to your PC to render the page as it should. Those middle-men of your newly loaded webpage are ...

Quad9 Quad9 is a Swiss-based public DNS Server provider whose main mission is to make the internet more efficient and safer for everyone. Its services are completely free, and its main selling point ...

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...

Every networked computer uses a complex system of addresses and protocols to communicate. There are times when these services fail, and it might be appropriate to consider a preferred and alternate ...

You might read that title and ask, “Who needs a new DNS server?” On the other hand, you also might read it and wonder, “What’s a DNS server?” There are a lot of DNS servers out there. There’s BIND, of ...

Hundreds of thousands of Internet servers are at risk of an attack that would redirect unknowing Web surfers from legitimate sites to malicious ones. In a scan of 2.5 million so-called Domain Name ...