Ars Technica

DNS: Why Does My Domain Name Resolve to an Internal IP?

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 ...
Ars Technica

Replacing Domain Controller with a new box, same name/IP?

We have a 2003 R2 DC that I want to virtualize as the lease on the hardware is expiring. It's a DC, GC, FSMO master, DNS, DHCP and TS License Server. I want/need to keep the same name and IP on the ...
Business Insider

What is a DNS server? How Domain Name System servers connect you to the internet

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 ...
Purdue University

Domain Name System Use Standards

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed database system used to translate hostnames (i.e., www.purdue.edu) to IP addresses (i.e., 172.31.9.5) and to translate IP addresses back to hostnames. The ...
PC World

Speed Up Your Internet Connection by Changing Your Domain Name System Server

Most people assume that their Internet connection’s peak bandwidth determines their broadband connection’s overall performance. However, that’s not quite true. Many factors are in play, including the ...