The common way a DNS server is configured to handle requests. The DNS server makes multiple requests to the various DNS servers on the Internet in order to wind up with the actual IP address of the ...

I'm confused. I was working on a clients Server 2008 DNS today and removed the dns forwarders so dns would use the root hints instead, and recursion (to external, web dns queries) stopped working ...

In an effort to properly prepare our DMZ for future ecommerce transactions i've been reading some of Microsoft's documents on securing DNS. My particular question is how to handle DNS recursion in a ...

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Some domain name server (DNS) implementations are at risk for denial-of-service attacks after a vulnerability was disclosed and patched in a few popular server packages, including BIND, PowerDNS and ...

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 ...

Distributed denial of server (DDoS) using spoofed recursive DNS requests are on the rise. These recommendations can help prevent DNS-based attacks, as well as cache poisoning. Typically, DNS servers ...