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DNS reddit379d149Printer DNS Registration in Domain w/o Static IP?
I am trying to figure this out. I have a Brother Label printer wired to a network that's part of a windows domain. The workstations that will access the printer are Windows 11, MacOS, and iOS. In the windows Devices, for...
DNS reddit380d160Why are manual serial numbers used in SOA records to...
Just a conceptual question, wondering if this is a case where it was just implemented that way and we are sticking with it or if there is an advantage here. I'm just learning about DNS and it seems a bit wonky that you...
DomainIncite (Kevin Murphy)380d50.com is back as Verisign discounts bear fruit
Verisign s .com returned to growth in the first quarter after the company offered its registrars marketing programs that substantially discounted the retail price of domains. The company ended the quarter with 169.8...
NLnet Labs381d9Prometheus Metrics in NSD 4.12.0
By Jannik Peters We finally implemented a Prometheus metrics endpoint, providing the statistics you know from nsd-control stats/stats_noreset in Prometheus format via HTTP. To enable the Prometheus metrics endpoint,...
DNS reddit381d153internal hostname resolution of user computers
first of all apologies for the noob question since i'm new to dns what i want to do is i want build a dns server for my company to do internal hostname resolution of user computers we don't have an on prem AD as all of...
DNS reddit381d171Help my dns is hijacked
A few mounths ago i realised that i can enter sites that are banned in my country and today when i booted my computer https://www msftconnecttest.com/redirect opened from firefox after that when i tried to do a dns leak...
DNS reddit381d121What's common practice for dealing with potentially...
Let's say your app caches the IP of an A record locally, but the IP actually changed during the TTL. All your app will see is that the cached IP is no longer responding. Do you immediately launch a fresh DNS query? How...
DNS reddit381d116Low Blocked DNS requests!?
submitted by /u/Stormlover247 [link] [comments]
DNS reddit381d114Move Name Server to Domain.com
I am moving mail systems for a client and they have their DNS pointed to the hosted exchange mail provider. I would like to move the NS to their registrar - how long it will take, they tell me the normal 24-48 hours. It...
DNS reddit381d120Why does DNS always break when you need it the most?
DNS is like that friend who promises to show up, but then mysteriously vanishes when it's crunch time. One minute you're browsing smoothly, the next your internet's dead and you're stuck trying to flush DNS like it's a...
DNS reddit382d108Different results in dns benchmarking tools
I tried benchmarking tools, grc app and dnsspeedtest site to find the best dns for me. However on grc I got cloudfare as 1st and opendns as second and the difference was very minimal but on speedtest site I get opendns...
DNS reddit382d113A strange request: DNS extended to be a real noSQL style...
It's been said that DNS is just an internet database that happens to handle address resolution. In the early days, the authors did a fantastic job making it do a tough job on very little computing power and bandwidth,...
Stephane Bortzmeyer382d54RFC 9750: The Messaging Layer Security (MLS) Architecture
On le sait, un des problèmes stratégiques de l'Internet est l'absence d'un protocole de messagerie instantanée standard et largement répandu. Autant le courrier électronique fonctionne relativement bien entre logiciels...
DNS reddit382d93Tell me how to increase the number of users of DNS over...
I made a DNS over https server by myself because I thought I could make it by myself. Since I made it, I would like to increase the number of users, What is the best way to do it? submitted by /u/morinyanta [link]...
DomainIncite (Kevin Murphy)382d45Dot-brand actually being used to get deleted
A Chinese clothing company has asked ICANN to delete its dot-brand gTLD, despite the fact that it is being used for web sites and email. Redstone Haute Couture wants rid of .redstone, which has been in active use for...
DNS reddit383d71Any good private Japanese DNS that actually worked?
submitted by /u/Delicious_Ganache981 [link] [comments]
DNS reddit383d91PLEASE HELP.
The dns settings for all wi-fi networks have been set. the settings below won't be used. I can't set up 1.1.1.3 dns. What do I do ???? submitted by /u/Common_Series2684 [link] [comments]
DNS reddit383d118choosing resolvers for my self-hosted dns
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...
DNS reddit383d108Never seen this in all my 20+ years - only public IPs...
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...
DomainIncite (Kevin Murphy)384d41Verisign gave Trump $100,000
Remember January 20, 2025, about a thousand years ago, when Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States? Remember how the dais at the Capitol rotunda was stacked with tech bros...
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