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 ...

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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 ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Internet has roots reaching back to the late 1950s, but the World Wide Web wasn't made publicly accessible until 1993. We now rely on the ...

When using the Internet most people connect to web sites, ftp servers or other Internet servers by connecting to a domain name, as in www.bleepingcomputer.com. Internet applications, though, do not ...

I've installed Mercury Mail as a server on my computer.<BR><BR>I can receive email just fine, however I can't send mail. From what I figure, I need to specify a name server in the config because my ...

I'm having DNS issues with two of our websites. The project is eliminating our hosting provider and bringing everything in-house. I'm tasked with reconfiguring the nameservers for those domains and ...

Corporations need to ensure that their domain name servers are fully redundant and geographically dispersed to avoid risking prolonged loss of connectivity to services such as Web browsing, remote log ...