What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

(THE CONVERSATION) When millions of people suddenly couldn’t load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, outage on Oct. 20, 2025, the affected servers weren’t actually down ...
Ars Technica

"Primary DNS suffix of this computer": what does it do?

What does the "Primary DNS suffix of this computer" setting in the "Computer Name" setting for XP do, and what are the pros and cons of setting it manually vs leaving it blank?<BR><BR>I'm currently ...
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How to Secure Your Computer with Norton DNS

There are so many hackers around these days, and they are becoming very smart. So smart that they have successfully taken down many government websites. The most recent attack was on the Department of ...
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Adding a DNS server to my routing computer

1 server, 2 clients, 1 cable modem. <P>Server has 2 nics, we share using NAT software. Basically, this is the servers purpose. It runs 2k AS. <P>Now, I know that 2K AS has a built in DNS server. I ...