Domain Name System or DNS errors can prevent you from being able to navigate the Web or access specific applications. There may be several reasons why you get a DNS ...

What is the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error on Google Chrome? The DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error occurs when the browser cannot find the IP address for the ...

A DNS or Domain Name System is one of the most crucial keys to establishing internet connectivity between two different parties — customarily, a client and a server. It acts as a directory, with ...

There are days when your connection breaks, not because the internet is down, but because your computer is confused. Wrong IP, no IP, stuck on an old network, or just refusing to pick up a new one.

Many an IT administrator has needed to modify network interface settings in the past, usually via the graphical user interface (GUI). Besides just setting the IP address, if a system is statically ...

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 ...

Are DNS problems dragging down the performance of your network? That’s what happened to the state of Maine, which was suffering from constant outages caused by a flaky DNS system. Here’s how Maine’s ...

This article is excerpted from the book DevOps Troubleshooting: Linux Server Best Practices and is reprinted by permission of publisher Pearson/Addison-Wesley Professional. Many different problems can ...

Dig is a powerful and flexible tool for interrogating domain name system (DNS) servers. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into how it works and what it can tell you. Dig is a powerful and flexible ...