While users use domain names to visit most websites, the actual address of the server hosting the site uses an IP address. Domain Name System, or DNS, servers translate domain names and then direct ...

Your ISP's DNS servers are likely the fastest due to their proximity to you. If you don't want to use them, try a DNS ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

A DNS server – short for Domain Name System server – converts web addresses into IP addresses. Without a DNS server, you won't be able to connect to any websites. If you're having issues with your ...

As many as 64,000 Americans’ computers may still be infected by malware that will cause them to lose Internet service Monday, so make sure you aren’t among those affected if you haven’t already. The ...

The UNIX ping command lets you test network servers and latency. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app. The UNIX ping command is a tiny UNIX network tool that allows you to test your network, ...

DNSChanger, a piece of malware that re-routed vast swathes of Internet traffic through rogue DNS servers after users became infected, was shut down by the FBI late last year. But simply shutting down ...

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the foundations of the internet, working in the background to match the names of web sites that people type into a search box with the corresponding IP address, ...