As we've covered the widespread issue with Safari (and other browsers) not being able to connect on the first try due to DNS issues, we've noted that one of the most successful solutions has been to ...

If you're new to DNS, the easiest way to understand it is to compare it to a phone book. DNS is the phone book of the internet, except we don’t get to choose what number gets listed. Most of us let ...

My older kid was trying to apply for college at a university in Florida. Perversely, its website refused to appear. He tried Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on his Mac and Safari on his iPhone. Only his ...

Do you ever wonder how you can click a link on a webpage and quickly zip to another page on a server halfway around the world? Or send an email message to aunt Alice or uncle Bob, using just their ...

I can't believe I don't know how to do this, it must be obvious but I'm just an idiot...<BR><BR>First, some quick background. I have a Win2K3 Domain Controller running DHCP/DNS and a host of other ...

Changing your DNS settings is often touted as a way to speed up your internet browsing. But I was skeptical about how much of a difference a simple DNS server change could actually influence my ...

I recently encountered a situation involving virtual server memory allocation that could help others coming to grips with network performance issues. Initially, the problem wasn't so clear. Over the ...

In this day and age, it's simple and popular to have someone else change your oil, grow your vegetables, remodel your house and host your services. However, I'd argue that it's far more rewarding, ...

My ISP is getting so heavily subscribed that i was wondering if it would be beneficial to not use the ISP DNS servers for DNS lookup and instead point my Lan to the main route DNS server they use ...

Simply download the ZIP file and double-click the application to launch it. A good feature about Public DNS Server Tool is that it’s not cluttered. Also, its simple User Interface makes the ...