DNS servers play an essential role on today’s Internet. They translate domain names into IP addresses. Without them, users would have to enter IP addresses directly to access sites on the Internet. Most Internet users are using their Internet Service Provider’s DNS server. While that is often a convenient solution, it can have consequences. Some [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

DNS speed and reliability made the news last year when Google introduced their own open DNS system that every Internet user could make use of. The topic has lost much of its forward momentum since then and has taken the backseat once again. DNS in layman terms is used to “look-up” IP addresses of domain [...]

Categories: Linux, Mac, Software, Windows

Even the latest version of the Windows operating system does not offer options to maintain multiple network profiles, if only one network adapter is installed. While that is not a problem for most desktop PCs, it can become quite a nuisance for IT workers who use their mobile PCs to connect to different work related [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Users of the free DNS service OpenDNS are already familiar with additional blocking options that an OpenDNS account offers. It is for instance possible to configure web filters to block contents such as adult themes, pornography, proxies and anonymizers or gambling. The web filter is fully customizable to block only the selected contents in the [...]

Categories: Security, The Web

The news about Google’s new public DNS service seems to have ebbed down a bit after the initial announcement which can probably be attributed to the fact that reviews of the service where not all favorable. The two biggest points of criticism were privacy and speed. Some users do not want to use Google DNS [...]

Categories: Google

DNS and DNS servers have been pushed into the mainstream with Google’s announcement that they have released public DNS servers to speed up computer user access to the Internet. We have already given tips in the past how to benchmark DNS to find the fastest and most reliable one from all the public DNS that [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Google’s entry as a DNS server provider (read: Google Public DNS) has caused quite a stir on the Internet. Some users have experienced privacy concerns while others have started testing and using the new DNS servers right away. The tests so far were inconclusive leaving the individual user with no choice but to benchmark the [...]

Categories: Linux, Mac, Software, The Web, Windows

The majority of Internet users has not probably come into contact with DNS, the Domain Name System, yet although they make use of it everyday on the Internet. DNS is basically a system to convert domain names into IP addresses. Domain names are easier to understand, memorize and write for humans while computers only use [...]

Categories: Google

If you buy a website or order a new domain you sometimes want to point it to another web hoster or your own virtual or dedicated server. Most webmasters do this by changing the DNS servers to point to the new server or by pointing the existing DNS servers to a IP. The phase that [...]

Categories: Web Development