Information about DNS and network
I use the usual suspects to create my list of resolvers — google, quad9, Hurricane, etc. The dns I use gathers statistics on response times from the list I provide and automatically favors the fastest among them.. I find that ipv6 server addresses almost always resolver much faster than ipv4. My ISP is Verizon Wireless … Read More “choosing resolvers for my self-hosted dns” »
We have two stub networks within our environment. Both host a third-party domain and are separated by firewalls. Up until recently, their internal DNS forwarded to our DNS without issue. Now, however, our internal DNS refuses to provide any resolution for internal addressing. For example, any .local query comes back as non-existent, and all servers … Read More “Never seen this in all my 20+ years – only public IPs returned” »
I have a domain registered and a website under that domain. I would like to create a subdomain for it like app.mydomain.com and point that subdomain to the app I have created and it is hosted on Azure. What I would like is that web visitors see the app.mydomain.com in the address barr instead of … Read More “Subdomain question” »
Hello, I am trying to stop watching pornograhpy and a lot of people recommended DNS. Can anyone walk me through exactly what DNS is and how I can use it to block explicit websites? submitted by /u/Patient-Classic-446 [link] [comments] Powered by WPeMatico
I’ve used the NetShield function for years now and it doesn’t leak my DNS but I’d like to give AdGuard DNS a test drive,, is there a point? They serve the same purpose as far as I can see. submitted by /u/The_Diamond_Geezer [link] [comments] Powered by WPeMatico
I’ve found there is a service called Neustar (owned by the company Vercara, which is in turned owned by Digicert) which rates websites according to safety. There are several different services which do this. If you look at the below web page and scroll down to the safety section you will see a variety of … Read More “Neustar rating innocous websites as unsafe and blocking them (maybe by fiddling with DNS)” »
Scenario This is related to a corporate network. I am a user, not the IT guy. Up until roughly (5) days ago, all outgoing mail from my account / our company domain successfully reached everyone / other domains that I needed to be in comms with Suddenly I notice that I’m not getting responses from … Read More “Help Me Understand This DNS Issue” »
I was using shodan, and found a weird subdomain on a website I used (its a legit website), which seems very fishy. For example assume the domain is example.com, i found weird.ass.subdomain.example.com in Shodan for that website. My question is, is it possible for an attacker to create this fake subdomain by registering weird.ass.subdomain.example.com in … Read More “Can someone create a fake subdomain for a legit website by registering a DNS record for that fake subdomain?” »
https://preview.redd.it/7zlbkyyri7ve1.png?width=1537&format=png&auto=webp&s=623c0ee7d5e6297251a7f71572034a567d7e6173 My primary browser is Edge. I didn’t see anything broken. But why does Microsoft send so many requests submitted by /u/senshin2408 [link] [comments] Powered by WPeMatico
FYI: https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/bind-announce/2025-April/001271.html Victoria Risk Wed Apr 16 12:36:13 UTC 2025 BIND-users, Our April 2025 maintenance releases of BIND 9 are available and can be downloaded from the ISC software download page, Packages and container images provided by ISC will be updated later today. A summary of significant changes in the new releases can be found … Read More “New BIND releases are available: 9.18.36, 9.20.8, 9.21.7” »