Latest articles tagged “dns”

1.1.1.1 is a new, fast, privacy-focused free DNS service by Cloudflare. In this article we'll cover how fast it is, what you'll gain in privacy, and how to set it up on a home router, Windows, Linux or Mac PC, iOS or Android phone. ... Read more

A comprehensive overview and comparison of the top 10 free public DNS servers that can be used to speed up internet browsing, enhance security, ensure anonymity, and filter web content. ... Read more

A brief guide on changing DNS server IP addresses within Linux using the resolv.config file. ... Read more

A guide on using the two most popular DNS benchmarking applications - Namebench and DNS Benchmark - to find the best DNS servers in order to speed up internet browsing. Covers changing DNS settings and a comparison between Namebench vs DNS Benchmark. ... Read more

A guide on changing the DNS server IP addresses on a MAC computer. Includes information on adding new DNS servers, changing existing entries, and removing non-working DNS IP addresses. ... Read more

A guide on changing the DNS server IP addresses in Windows 10. Includes Command Prompt instructions that will work in all versions of Windows and info on adding extra DNS IP addresses. ... Read more

If you get host connection errors, a quick fix to try is flushing the DNS cache. Google Chrome has built-in tools for flushing the DNS cache and Sockets. Here's how to use them ... Read more

Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and DNS clients are caching DNS results and IP addresses in order to make future requests to the same hostnames faster. If you need to clear the local DNS cache, here's how. ... Read more