Information about DNS and network
I have recently implemented Unbound (without Pi-Hole) on a Rasp Pi 400/dietpi. I have put a block list in place and everything is working as expected except for one thing. When I try to dig/nslookup a blocked address, i.e. doubleclick[DOT]net, it returns REFUSED on a Windows client and on the dietpi host, which is what … Read More “Question about new Unbound install” »
I’m in a situation where my domain name is registered at Web.com (it appears there as an “external domain”), but the DNS is managed at Microsoft 365. We’re getting ready to migrate tenants, so I need DNS to be managed at Web.com, too. I think I understand the process, but documentation on both sides is … Read More “DNS Transfer from Microsoft 365 to Web.com: Process” »
I am trying to filter porn and malwayre on a house-wide level. I have configured my router in accordance with CleanBrowsing’s instructions for my router here but the change only sticks for one wired connection in the house. We have tried resetting the router and powering it on and off. I have also manually deleted … Read More “Wireless devices not respecting Router’s new family-friendly DNS Settings” »
Hello All. We’re seeing frequent DNS lookups 10000 a day for msoid.<ourdomain>.com.this cname record was not exist in our domain. which resolves as a CNAME. From what we know, this record is relevant only for 21Vianet (China)used of authenticationservices for office 365. We’re based in the UK and shouldn’t need it. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/external-domain-name-system-records?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/services-in-china/purpose-of-cname?view=o365-21vianet&viewFallbackFrom=o365-worldwide The DNS … Read More “Msoid dns lookups” »
I’ve been having an issue that i’ve been working on all weekend and I think I’m finally close but need someone technical to help me figure out what to do from here… So I’ve been unable to connect to the internet ONLY AT HOME on cellular data – wifi internet works fine. Finally I found … Read More “Cellular Data – AT&T DNS issues” »
Noob at networking stuff, I’m trying to set up a remote server, and when I SSH into it using its IP address, I can get in fine. I tried adding an A tag to a subdomain backup.mydomain.us that points to the IP address, but I get a “Permission denied” error when I try to SSH … Read More “IONOS subdomain pointing to VPS causing SSH error” »
I use porkbun as my domain host and wix as my website designer, and use dns pointing to set it all up. Standard stuff. For some reason though, my site’s servers will go down and the site will be inaccessible out of nowhere. Wix’s status will be fully functional and porkbun’s will be too, so … Read More “Something to do with DNS randomly crashing my site even though its correct” »
I have a Cloudflare tunnel running on a Rasp. Pi with its gateway DoT endpoint DNS set as an upstream DNS server on my primary AdGuard Home DNS server running on the same Rasp. Pi. I also had a secondary AdGuard Home DNS server running on another Rasp. Pi that also uses the same gateway … Read More “Should I use Unbound as an upstream DNS server to resolve publicly & non-publicly routed domain traffic, or am I OK with my current DNS setup in terms of enhancing privacy?” »
Hey everyone! I’m looking into a cold case and something seemed off with the way a domain interacted after someone’s death but I don’t have enough technical understanding to know if there’s actually anything here. Situation: A personal domain was registered in 2002. The individual associated with it was reported deceased in late 2003. However, … Read More “Experts from Early 2000s? Looking for DNS thoughts” »
I have about 20 websites with WHM for all and individual cPanel’s I set up name servers like 20 years ago which they all go to but from different registra (Namecheap). HOWEVER, I now have to route one of the domains emails via another server – In securities business per FINRA all emails have to … Read More “NS and MX records confusion – not a tech” »