I've got my Ubuntu 10.10 server and I'm trying to set up DNS so that it will track the computers that connect to my local network. [treading close to flame bait] I had done this once under Gentoo, but ...

My general rule of thumb with DNS is to leave it alone, because I don't understand it's workings. But I need to mess with it for a client. Say my local domain is contoso.local. And I have a website, ...

Out of all the tools available to home labbers, I think local DNS servers are the most powerful. I've used many variants, from PowerDNS to Technitium, Unbound, BIND9, and CoreDNS, each with its own ...

A non-networked computer is very rare now because most useful work involves data and services that are distributed across some kind of "internet" — that is, any network that speaks IP, public or ...

When I first read that some Apple TV users were seeing significant speed-ups when they start using a local ISP Domain Name System (DNS) server instead of continuing to use one of the universal DNS ...

Matthew Sparby writes: "Lately I've been noticing problems with my PowerBook experiencing odd moments of lag when I use it on my home network. This slowdown doesn't occur at the office, however. I ...

When you enter a URL into the browser address bar and press Enter, your computer must know which IP address you want to connect to. Every URL has a corresponding IP address that only machines can ...

I honestly think most people simply are unaware of how much personal data they leak on a daily basis as they use their computers. Even if they have some inkling along those lines, I still imagine many ...