Ars Technica

DNS Error Crashing Internet?

I seem to have a unique problem that I can't find much info about anywhere. Yesterday after getting home from work and logging in to my computer, I got on my usual sites; facebook, YT, and twitch.
AppleInsider

Akamai DNS failure crippled the Internet for two hours

After a two hour DNS outage that crippled many internet services, Akamai is now reporting that it has found and fixed the problem. Akamai runs the Edge DNS service, and earlier on Thursday, the ...
Computerworld

DNS problem linked to DDoS attacks gets worse

Internet security experts say that misconfigured DSL and cable modems are worsening a well-known problem with the Internet’s DNS (domain name system), making it easier for hackers to launch ...
Ars Technica

DNS error - Can't browse the internet but I can resolve DNS

Single Domain across 4 sites.<BR><BR>New site - Configured a DC with DNS (AD integrated). The new DC/DNS server appears to have pulled all internal DNS zones and has default configuration (root hints, ...
SlashGear

How To Fix The No Internet, Secured Error On Windows

Windows users face many different issues on their system, and one such common Windows error is the "No Internet, Secured," which occurs while connecting to a network ...
Computerworld

Firewall vendors scramble to fix DNS problem

Nearly a month after a critical flaw in the Internet’s Domain Name System was first reported, vendors of some of the most widely used firewall software are scrambling to fix a problem that can ...
MUO on MSN

Fix these network settings before upgrading your internet plan

Your router might be the real bottleneck, not your internet plan.
Hosted on MSN

I doubled my laptop’s internet speed with one free DNS

Even with a Gigabit internet connection averaging 500Mbps download speeds, my internet experience still felt slow and choppy. Websites were sluggish, and video streaming constantly buffered. I faced ...
PC World

After DNS Problem, Chinese Root Server Is Shut Down

A China-based root DNS server associated with networking problems in Chile and the U.S. has been disconnected from the Internet. The action by the server’s operator, Netnod, appears to have resolved a ...
Yahoo

What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amazon Web Services, hosted in data centers like this one in Virginia, supports thousands of websites, apps and online services – ...
InfoWorld

Firewall vendors scramble to fix DNS problem

Some firewall software undoes a feature that was introduced in the DNS patches and could make it easier for attackers to pull off a cache-poisoning attack against the DNS server Nearly a month after a ...