If you want to be a sysadmin or network administrator of any kind, there’s a fundamental technology you really need to understand—DNS, the Domain Name System. There was a time when a sysadmin with no ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Is it weird to say that DNS is my favorite protocol? Because DNS is my favorite protocol. There's something about the simplicity of UDP packets combined with the power of a service that the entire ...

Google's 8.8.8.8 is anycast, so it gets you a nearby DNS server automatically. If your ISPs DNS host is crummy, it probably has better performance. Many times DNS makes a big performance difference in ...

Choose between the four best private DNS options – AdGuard DNS, NextDNS, RethinkDNS, and Control D to block ads on Android. Go to Settings > search for “Private DNS” > add the DNS of your choice > ...

Domain Name System service is one of the most important services on your Windows network. The importance of DNS is even more apparent on an Active Directory network because the entire Active Directory ...

ThousandEyes, a network intelligence company with the ability to monitor performance from hundreds of vantage points across the Internet, has insight into a variety of services across the globe, ...

An organization’s DNS systems can be a gateway for intruders looking to exfiltrate sensitive data without setting off alarms. Knowing what’s at stake and how to protect against DNS tunneling can ...

Figuring out what's wrong with DNS will go faster if you have a set of troubleshooting steps to follow. Brien Posey shares his approach to isolating the cause of DNS problems. DNS is one of the most ...