I think I made a local domain server, but I'm not sure. I'm doing it by reading DNS and Bind. I made A records and PTR records for zones. When I type a domain without the dot, I can get IP information ...

DNS works as the telephone directory for the Internet, and when it works, it's seamless to the user. But along with the growing move to self-host services comes a push to run DNS servers at home, ...

I may have a fairly reliable home lab now, but my early tinkering days were fraught with beginner mistakes. While it’s a bit ...

I've always ended up needing to install something like openwrt on my routers. I'm not particularly interested in continuing to need to do that as this seems like an obvious feature people might need ...

When you type 'pcmag.com' in the address bar, it’s no surprise that the browser quickly displays PCMag’s latest articles and reviews. But getting from your request to the page you seek isn’t as simple ...

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 ...

Many an IT administrator has needed to modify network interface settings in the past, usually via the graphical user interface (GUI). Besides just setting the IP address, if a system is statically ...

When you attempt to run CMD shortcuts from non-standard locations, you may receive ‘DNS Server not authoritative for this zone’ message. It may also prevent and ...

Virtual private network (VPN) connections designed to keep data safe from snooping eyes may be vulnerable to two forms of network attacks by malicious parties with access to a local network, a ...