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 ...

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 ...

It's the backbone of any successful home lab ...

An Internet domain name is a unique name of a server connected to the Internet, such as a Web server, email server or FTP (file transfer) server. Internet domain names are often the name of an ...

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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 ...

To make the 13 servers that run the Internet’s core addressing system more secure, the two machines operated by VeriSign Inc. in the U.S. have been physically and electronically separated to make them ...

Adam Hardy is a former assistant editor at Forbes Advisor, where he covered small business and tech. Previously, he was a staff writer at The Penny Hoarder, specializing in the gig economy and ...