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School internet stops working when I change my DNS [on hold]

On my laptop I have my DNS servers set to 1.1.1.1, and 1.0.0.1 (Cloudflare DNS). However, when I connect to my schools network my internet stops working completely. I am aware that they are using the ...
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Expected delays accessing server via IP locally via DNS locally and globally [on hold]

I would like to know the expected delays (if any) in accessing a server in the same network and via the internet. Hypothetically I am on the local network and my IP is 10.16.140.74 I access a ...
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Why smtp.gmail.com may be resolved to different IP addresses on different machines? [on hold]

I'd like to understand why the domain same name may be resolved to different IPs. For example, I ping smtp.gmail.com from machines in different counties. I may get something like this. 172.217.195....
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How to configure a server running on MS Windows to route an IP via intranet/internet dynamically? [closed]

I apologize if the title might be incorrect. The crux of the problem is: 1. I have an application that runs on client machines throughout a hospital and can even be used remotely by doctors. 2. This ...
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How can i configure Unbound to use Microsoft Virtual Adapter [closed]

I need a light DNS and i found Unbound. It work fine with ethernet adapter, but i need that it work with WiFi adapter (resolve queries from wireless devices). I use a program to create a hotspot to ...
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In what TCP/IP layer that DNS looksup happen? [duplicate]

When sending an http request from browser to www.example.com to map that domain name to IP address in which layer application layer or Internet layer that DNS looksup happen. It want IP address to set ...
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DNS expire-entry-timer has negative affect on ASA using FQDN ACL

I have a Cisco ASA using FQDN egress ACLs for a host that changes IP addresses every 10 mins (Apple APNS IP address pool). As soon as the TTL expires for the addresses, my internal server requests a ...
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LAN to WAN IPv4 address mapped to LAN server through NAT Rules or other

I need to set a rule that allows me to connect BOTH from OUTSIDE the LAN (from the "internet" to the Internal server at IPv4 address 10.64.0.50 via port 22, by running ssh://1.2.3.4 -p 22; AND From ...
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How does a DNS response reach a client behind a NAT?

How does a DNS response reach a client behind a NAT? I'm talking about DNS queries using UDP for transport with a server that is not in the same network as the client. Does the NAT correlate the ...
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Why does www DNS record propagate faster than @? [closed]

I've recently had to move a DNS ownership from one DigitalOcean account to another. During this process I've noticed that the www A DNS record propagates a lot faster than the @ A DNS record. Why ...
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Trying to understand how DNS works [closed]

I try to run a tightened down machine security wise, and I was running the application network monitor program "SmartSniff", and I noticed DNS calls to port 53 out to a website I had visited in the ...
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Who determines a premium domain name? [closed]

Nearly all domain registrars have premium price tags against domain names that have one or two words. But whom is initially putting the high price tag on these domains? Is it ICANN, an invisible ...
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Dynamic DNS and VPN [closed]

I have a few PCs/services that I want to access remotely, which are inside a VPN and gets assigned local IP addresses using DHCP. How can I setup dynamic DNS to access the PCs on their internal VPN ...
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ACL for DNS clarification

I do not understand why the second ACL is needed if all I want is to ensure all networks use a certain DNS server (for example 192.0.2.1) access-list 112 permit udp any host 192.0.2.1 eq domain ...
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How to configure PowerDNS to return different IP based on client subnet [closed]

Our business network runs all over the country. In an effort to provide better, more localized service, I'd like to configure our PowerDNS to return different IP's based on where the client is (by ...
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Customized captive portal with external DHCP server [closed]

I am stuck in one issue for which I need your help on this. Actually its bit complex to explan about my situatuion but I will try my best. I am working on customized captive portal on arm processor ...
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DNS not resolving through VPN

Looking for some help with our Office's VPN that I can't seem to solve... I am trying to remote desktop to the Work PC from Home PC via the DC ASA 5506-x VPN. I can only connect to the Work PC with ...
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Cisco IP SLA HTTP request with frontdoor VRF

I am trying to use a IP SLA for HTTP on my Cisco ISR 4321 router to check if a website is reachable. The challenge is that I need to do that in a frontdoor VRF. I have configured ip name-server vrf ...
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How is a lost DNS query handled [closed]

If a DNS query gets lost along the way to its destination, is nothing done about it? In my networking class, my lecturer said that DNS runs on UDP. I verified this in Wireshark by doing nslookup for a ...
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connect a cisco router to the internet through a cable modem

The router gets an External IP address via DHCP from the Cable modem Clients inside the network get an IP address from Router's DHCP server I can ping that the external IP address from a client inside ...
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How do I find the IP of the DNS server that respond for a specific domain name?

So as the title says I want to get the IP of the DNS server that respond when I'm trying to reach a specific domain, using bash commands. If I understood it right, when I'm trying to reach www....
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Quanta switch not resolving addresses

I've got this brand new Quanta T3048. I've configured the VLANs we need but it came to my attention that the switch won't resolve any address even though I've set it (according to the configuration ...
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It's not showing the DNS why it is called reverse IP lookup?

I have searched a lot but I didn't get the reason that even after giving the IP address it never shows the DNS. If it doesn't give the DNS then why it is said to be reverse IP lookup?
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Access internal webserver with domainname points to external IP

We have a webserver on our LAN. Externally, we can use the public domainname (let's say business.com) to access the website. Internally, we need to use the local IP. We also want to use the public ...
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Different DNS resolution for same domain name [closed]

I am getting different DNS resolution for www.google.com. When I am using Google Public DNS i.e 8.8.8.8 then by using nslookup then it is giving IP address of Non-authoritative answer: Name: www....
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Can I ping a specific site without DNS server information? [closed]

If I clear DNS cache and remove DNS server information, how can I ping to a specific site?
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How to force users on my LAN to use a specific DNS server using ARP poisoning?

I'm attempting to force all hosts on my LAN to use a specific DNS server to filter certain material, however I'm running into problems. I've had problems in the past trying to configure my router's ...
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TZ205W DNS Issue

I have a firewall that is setup but need to have all users inside the network to use a preset dns server. While I know that I can set up this in the DHCP it does not stop a user from changing it in ...
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How can a public DNS server know the hostname of a machine on a private network [closed]

Example: a home LAN a simple SOHO router (both DHCP and DNS server at 192.168.1.1) 2 client machines (192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3) Is it possible for the Google public DNS server located at 8.8.8.8 (...
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Iterative queries of a default DNS server

I have just started to study networks and I have a confusion about what happens when a default DNS server does iterative queries to other DNS servers to resolve a name in an IP address. I am very ...
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Can I see what happens when I run a DNS query?

My understanding is that when my computer wants to resolve a host name, it will ask the DHCP-assigned DNS servers first. If those don’t know, it goes and asks the ‘root servers’ who then defer to ...
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SRV Record for Service X [closed]

I've got a quite common question, which I can't find an answer for. Is it possible to create a SRV Record for any possible service I'm running? For example: I want webinterface.example.com to ...
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Is it possible to convert a public IP and port to a DNS? [closed]

Must be said, I'm a complete ignorant on these matters. Is there a way or service so I can take and IP address and its port and make it a DNS? Is it possible or am I doomed?. Thank you.
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WHOIS request with nodejs package failing [closed]

I'm trying to do a bulk whois lookup of around 7000 domains. I use the node js package whois. This worked while I tested with individual domains. After I made a bulk request for batch of 50 domins, ...
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rate-limit dns queries on HP procurve 8212zl

I had ast week the situation that a user accidentally got our DNS server to its knees by sending over 270K DNS queries to our dnsmasq. I was looking for a reliable method to prevent this Happening in ...
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Tracert getting timeout on second packet consistenly

I'm on a vpn and tracing to virtualmachines that live in the VPN Server. I've been experiencing slow queries, when they should be fast. below is what the trace is returning. I'm curious as to why the ...
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Should static IPs be set on the DNS/DHCP server, the host, or both? [closed]

Assuming a pretty regular business setup, when assigning static IPs for servers to use, should they be assigned on the DNS/DHCP server? Should they be configured individually on the hosts? Or should ...
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ASA as a local DNS resolver

I have an site to site VPN access configured by ASAs. My remote site needs to connect to the domain through the tunnel which will required DNS located on the main site. I would like to use DNS server ...
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Why is DNS an application layer protocol?

The main role of DNS is to translate Domain Names to their corresponding IP adresses, so why is necessary to be an application layer protocol? I think that DNS is an application layer protocol ...
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2 different servers listening to same port and same public IP [closed]

I am running 2 VMs that they both are listening to ports 80/443. I have just one public IP and several subdomains that are pointing to my public IP. I would like to somehow be able to access both VMs ...
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fortigate 50e conditional forwarding

my first post here, any help is appreciated. I have a fortigate 50E with a bunch of PCs connected to it which form my internal network. One of the PCs is running a web app (Confluence to be precise). ...
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Juniper SSG Split DNS not working over tunnel

I am trying to get the DNS Proxy feature working in an SSG5 (Side B). The other side of the VPN is an SSG140 (Side A). The DNS server is on Side A. foo.com should send DNS queries to 192.168.1.2 (...
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Why only 13 adresses for the DNS root zone [closed]

I know about anycasting and I know about the UDP limitation. Now, I was reading this article and it says the following (emphasis mine): Each IPv4 address requires 32 bytes. Accordingly, the ...
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Nameserver availability within single ASN [closed]

I've heard someone say today that a highly available domain name should be configured using nameservers located in different ASNs. I've however taken a look at the namesservers for google.com and all ...
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Can't resolve hosts after adding manually setup DNS servers on windows machine [closed]

I have setup as shown in this picture. I configured a bind9 dns server on ubuntu (192.168.242.11) When I set this as the DNS server for the Test Machine, it can resolve hosts perfectly well. When I ...
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Find IP's owner instead of carrier [closed]

I have a list of IP addresses and I want to find out their owner. In many cases dig returns the name of their carrier for example AT&T. Is there a way to overcome this and find the company at ...
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Who generates all the DNS requests when I plug my public IP router to the network?

When I plug my router with a public IP address on it into the network, I get discovered after few hours to days and become 'flooded' with DNS requests from many sources. Who generates these requests? ...
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External DNS intermittent issue on anyconnect remote vpn

I have a anyconnect remote vpn profile where I am having the problem with intermittent issue with external dns. I can not open any external weblink and cant ping it with name but accessing them with ...
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DNS Caching Server on Cisco Router - How to set Forwarder timeout and retries?

I have configured a Cisco 1921 router to act as a DNS Caching Server by using the following configuration snippet: ip dns view default ip dns server ip domain retry 1 ip domain timeout 1 ip domain ...
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Per VLAN DNS Host Override Using Same Name

Is there a way to setup PFSense so that each VLAN get's a different DNS Host Override for the same domain. As in, if I have 2 VLAN's and a client on each one goes to internalsite.com, it will ...

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