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I've got a web site that shows up just fine for everyone except me. I get a big fat "page not found" when I navigate to it even though it works fine in proxy browsers, I've used ipconfig/flushdns and cleared my browser cache. I'm sure it's a DNS issue of some sort, but have no idea what else to do. Help?
posted on Jul 19, 2008 - 12 answers

What is the best Linux friendly free dynamic DNS hosting provider? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 5 answers

NetworkFilter: I have a bizarre and arcane-seeming problem with my home network, the Internet, and my ISP's DNS. Invalid URLs are being redirected to the ISP's search page—in some cases. [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 21 answers

How to set up MX records on on a DDNS server (zone edit to receive outside domains email) [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 5 answers

While casually surfing, why am I getting 404 errors for pages that definitely exist (like google and facebook)? How can I stop it? [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 17 answers

I have an idea for a simple piece of software. It would involve intercepting browser requests, checking the requested url (probably not ip address, so before that conversion takes place) testing the url and redirecting if it passes the test. The test will itself make a network connection. [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 11 answers

Need recommendations for an everyman's guide to the DNS system thats readable yet thorough. [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 3 answers

My company can't send messages to some larger ISPs due to reverse DNS not being setup. But we're in a situation that isn't so easy to solve... [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 11 answers

Help me figure out this DNS problem with my website... [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 12 answers

Will serving images, other files, etc. from more than one domain make an appreciable difference in load time? [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2008 - 12 answers

I need help setting up email addresses and DNS service for a business. [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 19 answers

How do I give my computers subdomain names on my local network? For example, mylaptop.mynetwork.com, mydesktop.mynetwork.com, momslaptop.mynetwork.com, kids.mynetwork.com and so on? Do I have to set up some kind of local DNS or is there an easier way to do it in the router? I am not concerned at this point about being able to access the subdomains from the WAN although that would be handy later. It's the LAN I'm interested in. (Obviously I am using Bonjour right now but for I want to use the subdomains too). I own mynetwork.com and it points to a static IP. My LAN router is firewalled behind that. It's a WRT54G running DD-WRT. I have a spare computer I could run DNS on but I'd rather not have to do that. Everything is Macs running OS X, mostly Leopard.
posted on Jan 26, 2008 - 9 answers

How do you assign a subdomain to a different host? [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2007 - 12 answers

Every once in a while (time between failures ranges from 1 hour to a few days), Firefox on my laptop suddenly and permanently (until reboot) loses its ability to do DNS lookups. Every page comes up with "Firefox can't find the server at www.foo.com." Other apps (and computers on the network) continue to work fine. It seems random; I haven't been able to correlate it with anything else on the machine. Closing and restarting Firefox doesn't restore its DNS lookup ability, but rebooting does. Googling only turned up the advice to disable IPv6, which didn't help. I'm currently running Firefox 2.0.0.8 on a Dell Inspiron 8600 running XP Home, but it's been an issue since at least 1.5. My only extension is Better Gmail, and I've tried disabling all extensions in the past. I'm at my wit's end - do any geniuses here have a clue?
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm trying to set up Google Apps Email Premiere for just a few users for testing. I'm following the instructions on the Pilot program help page, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2007 - 5 answers

I work for a tiny non-profit where I'm the "IT department" by default. Trying to investigate further why our website/emails are being blocked by certain of our clients/relationships/partners, and I'm hopelessly in need of some guidance. [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 17 answers

When I connect to my VPN in OS X (using the built-in client), all DNS requests are sent through the VPN. How can I prevent this? [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2007 - 12 answers

50 domains, 3 registrars, and DNS records hosted at 6 different providers. I need help inventorying this mess! [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2007 - 6 answers

How do I configure DNS on a Linux server? [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2007 - 40 answers

Please help me set up reverse DNS properly for an XServe connected to a network I manage. [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 10 answers

WindowsAdminFilter - I've got a small, single controller Active Directory domain comprised entirely of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition boxes. Things are ticking along nicely, bar one aggravating DNS problem. Namely, the boxes all have multiple interfaces, one of which I want to show up in DNS, the rest of which I don't...but for some reason, I get the address I want, plus a couple (but not all) of the other ones. [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2007 - 5 answers

Having trouble with resolving internal ip addresses though the external ip address resolves with no problem [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2007 - 4 answers

How do I force all clients on a network to view a webpage of my choice whenever they try to access the internet? [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2007 - 6 answers

Registrar & DNS Quetions Galore. How do I setup with a registrar my domains so they point to my hosted directories? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2007 - 4 answers

Anyone know of a free DNS system that offers "domain aliasing"? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2007 - 3 answers

What is the service that lets you change your DNS settings to route through a safe-site filter? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2007 - 6 answers

Is hacking just to find out the identity of someone illegal? The short story is I'm being harassed via email, have IP addresses, headers, all that, but not enough stuff that comes off as threatening enough to get anyone in authority to care. I downloaded and tried to use BO2k and realized I'm in over my head. I contacted a few "public" hackers and asked for help, but they claimed they don't do that sort of thing. I just want to know who this person is who knows my name and details about my family. I don't want credit card numbers, passwords, etc. Is what I want illegal? Is it _how_ I want it that's the problem? Public replies or emails welcome: painted_nails_20@yahoo.com
posted on Mar 10, 2007 - 16 answers

I have a domain that I would like to forward to a free wedding site. I naively registered it through Dreamhost before realizing they don't provide this service unless you also buy a hosting package. I then signed up for URL Forwarding through Doster ($5 fee), not realizing that they pop-up obnoxious ads before doing the forwarding. So now I'm looking for an alternative provider for ad-free URL Forwarding.
posted on Feb 26, 2007 - 17 answers

DNS and Small Business Server and Caches, oh my: We switched web hosts at work (and waited a few days for things to propagate), but from the office network I still see the site on the old host. Can anyone help me understand DNS caching, Active Directory, and all the other bits and bobs that go along with the mysterious world of Windows networks? [more inside]
posted on Feb 3, 2007 - 15 answers

Some guy is DoS-attacking my mail server. Can I determine his name from his server's static IP? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2006 - 10 answers

Domain Name Purgatory: I cannot change the nameservers on a domain I purchased despite the fact that I'm paying TWO companies for it... [more inside]
posted on Nov 23, 2006 - 14 answers

Becoming your own domain registrar? [more inside]
posted on Oct 23, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm having crazy issues with my Debian DNS server, and I don't know how to troubleshoot them. Why would I not even see the DNS requests coming in? [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2006 - 2 answers

Help me keep my Windows server from DoS'ing my nameserver! [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 6 answers

Authoritive DNS behind L4? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2006 - 9 answers

If all else fails how do I get a mac running OS X 10.3.9 (Panther) to pull or request a DNS name. I have over 180 Macs online, and two won't register.(more inside) [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 9 answers

I manage my own DNS for domain names (I'm a tecchie, I know what I'm doing and jumping through someone else's hoops for DNService has always ended in tears). I've only got the one machine at a co-loc, and registrars get cranky if you give only one authoritative DNS server, or two that are in the same net segment. Where does a nerd get some reliable secondary DNS? The dozen places I've checked out so far insist that I move all my DNS to them, when all I want is for them to mirror my zones.
posted on Jun 6, 2006 - 20 answers

On my WinXP Pro laptop I can ping, nslookup, and tracert to whatever address I like, but no browser can load any pages, even by IP address. I get connection timeouts 100% of the time. Why, and how can I fix it? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2006 - 14 answers

If a domain name reseller (eg Lycos UK) is doing a really crappy job at the basics (letting you renew your own domains, letting you unlock your domain to transfer to another company, being contactable at all) is there anyone higher up to complain to to get something done? We're talking about a .com address here.
posted on May 3, 2006 - 3 answers

It is possible to have two distinct email servers (for two sets of non-overlapping addresses) for the same domain? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2006 - 14 answers

I am looking for a good IP scanning program. I have been using Superscan, and Angry IP scanner. But both are lacking in some ways. [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2006 - 5 answers

Is it possible to implement domain-part redirection on URLs, along these lines: http://foo.bar.com/baz/0001.html becomes http://new.domain.com/0001.html for any instance of "foo.bar.com/baz/*", that segment of the URL is replaced by "new.domain.com/*" If so, are there multiple methods? [MI] [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2006 - 8 answers

Let's say someone accidentally let their domain name expire, and then quickly paid to renew it, how long would it generally take for everything to come back up? And where did the e-mail go in the mean time? [more inside]
posted on Mar 6, 2006 - 13 answers

DNS Problems:Can ping outside address but can't resolve DNS [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2006 - 13 answers

Periodic DNS dropouts on my cable modem? [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2006 - 12 answers

Email from my company's domains aren't making it to AOL users... why is this so hard to fix? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2006 - 8 answers

Help me get my domain back. My domain name expired. My spam filter ate the renewal messages so I never saw them. Simple as that. I'm scrambling to fix the problem but I'm having big problems reaching an actual human at namecheap.com (the domain registrar I used) to renew. To make things worse, I run a small ISP so this affects over 1000 people directly. What can I do? I have backup domains but that switch would be very painful for my customers.
posted on Dec 16, 2005 - 20 answers

Why would a new domain (registered today) work on Firefox on one computer, but not on the other, when they're both on the same DSL connection? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2005 - 8 answers

DNS hosting - who has the most features and accessibility? [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2005 - 12 answers

Why does my Windows XP laptop keep losing the internets? [more inside]
posted on Nov 17, 2005 - 12 answers

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