I originally looked into DNS servers for privacy reasons (along with a VPN for a complete privacy solution) then read that it is recommended to use Acrylic DNS Proxy to enforce a host file for Windows. I looked into some DNS servers for privacy reasons (one that doesn’t log websites that you visit, redirect you … Read More “Noob here–is this what I'm looking for?” »

caveats: Linux dns 4.2.0-18-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 6 18:25:50 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux BIND 9.9.5-11ubuntu1-Ubuntu (Extended Support Version) I am trying to set up sub-domain delegation, and according to the numerous FAQs, how-to’s and tutorials on the intergalactic web, apparently all you need to do is to add these lines to the … Read More “Zone delegation” »

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I have a lot of requests from Eastern Asia and North America. But I don’t want to use the free DNS servers in mainland of China because they are poising and spying on your internet traffic. I am looking for some other healthy DNS servers. I used dns.he.net But it fails sometimes if requests are … Read More “Some stable open DNS servers?” »

I tried reading stuff on DNS servers and DNS encryption but I’m having trouble putting it all together. I am interested in it for privacy reasons. I know people change their default DNS server (which is probably something that your ISP provides) for this reason, but doesn’t something like Google’s DNS server then know what … Read More “[ELI5]What are the benefits of DNS encryption? DNS servers for privacy?” »

I’m implementing the S3 API on Ceph, and was surprised to find that signature validation fails if there are several A records on a domain. Poking s3.amazonaws.com reveals that it resolves to a single different IP address every time (with ridiculously low TTL). This is for a public web service (non-profit), so the DNS server … Read More “Is there an open source DNS server that allows alternating responses for the same resource?” »

You “buy” a domain name Domain registration company creates a record in the root name servers Clients query root servers, and then your servers (assuming root servers have accurate information) DNS servers along the way cache the information, making DNS awesome fast when you do it right submitted by hostbreak [link] [9 comments] Powered by … Read More “Do You Know How DNS Works?” »

I setup a private dns on an Ubuntu 14.04 digitalocean droplet (PowerDNS basically following this guide) to block kid-baiting ads that my kids keep accidentally clicking on when they are playing games on our tablets. I have 3 kids under 5 yrs of age…If you don’t know what I’m talking about…an ad pops up in … Read More “PowerDNS – White list IP's that can query my DNS server?” »

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