The Domain Name Service (DNS) is an integral part of networking and the Internet. Linux distributions typically include BIND, the Berkeley Internet Name Domain software, which handles DNS. However, ...

IPv6 is the next-generation protocol designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to replace IPv4, the current version of the Internet Protocol. IPv4 has been remarkably resilient. However, ...

If you're setting up a DNS server on a Ubuntu or Debian machine and have no idea where to begin, Jack Wallen walks you through the process of installing the service. The Ubuntu server is an incredibly ...

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 ...

Researchers from Tsinghua University and the University of California have identified a new method that can be used to conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks. The new discovery revives a 2008 bug that ...

The most important networking command in Linux might be ping. This command lets you check if a remote machine is responding to your requests. You can use ping to check if your internet connection is ...

As much as 38 percent of the Internet’s domain name lookup servers are vulnerable to a new attack that allows hackers to send victims to maliciously spoofed addresses masquerading as legitimate ...

Windows/Mac/Linux: Last week Google announced a free DNS service designed to speed up your browsing, but just because Google wants to be fast doesn't actually mean they're the best option for you.

A bug in systemd — an init system used in many Linux distributions to start and manage processes — allows an attacker to crash or take over machines via malicious DNS packets. Canonical developer ...