In all reality, you really don't want your router to also be your DNS. It just doesn't have the horsepower to handle the traffic of even a small network without a high likelyhood of causing the router ...

Running a local DNS server is great - until your devices ignore it ...

I've always ended up needing to install something like openwrt on my routers. I'm not particularly interested in continuing to need to do that as this seems like an obvious feature people might need ...

Changing your DNS settings is often touted as a way to speed up your internet browsing. But I was skeptical about how much of a difference a simple DNS server change could actually influence my ...

Win32/Sality is a family of malware that has been using a peer-to-peer botnet since at least 2003. It is a file infector and a trojan downloader, the latter of which is mainly used to send spam, ...

Learn how the internet works with a simple guide on DNS, IP addresses, and routing—explained clearly to show how online ...

Matthew Sparby writes: "Lately I've been noticing problems with my PowerBook experiencing odd moments of lag when I use it on my home network. This slowdown doesn't occur at the office, however. I ...

Hackers have been breaking into home routers to change DNS server settings and hijack the traffic to redirect it to malicious sites, according to Troy Mursch, security researcher for Bad Packets.

Frustrated by slow Wi-Fi? Before blaming your provider, explore your router's settings. Optimizing wireless channels, ...