Translates domain names to IP addresses. DNS stands for Domain Name System.
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Penetration testing with WMAP, only for my domain, not the others with the same IP?
My domain got massively hacked, so I'm doing some penetration testing with it using WMAP and NMAP etc.
However, I believe it's on shared hosting, so running tests on 182.34.xx.xxx (the IP address for ...
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Should I create zone for each domain that I want to host on my server [migrated]
I'm setting up a web hosting on my VPS, I want to host several websites on my vps, I have two domains, domain1.com and domain2.com and a website for each hosted on iis, I know that I should add these ...
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dns problems ubuntu 12.04 server
folks.
I've some trouble with dns working (?) in my Ubuntu 12.04 server. The server shares internet in my local network with iptables (masquerade).
When I try to make something like this: wget ...
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DNS: forward part of a managed domain to one host, but sub domain services to another (Google Apps) [migrated]
I was going to post this as a comment against DNS: Forward domain to another host, but I don't seem able to do that.
I'm in a similar situation. I have a DNS registered/ managed by enom, except ...
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How does my hostname get resolved without a DNS server
My basic question is not "why doesn't this work?", but "why DOES this work?".
I have a computer running apache 2.2 under windows, with the ServerName set to something like gateway_01. It's connected ...
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How can I add static DNS entry in Debian and block some sites?
OK I'm admin noob.
Is there a way for adding static DNS entry?
I already tried to modify /etc/hosts file but without success.
Here is my hosts file:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 hitsu
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Can't connect from outside of my LAN
I am running a Debian Squeeze linux server on my Dlink DNS-320 NAS. I signed up for a DNS service, so I could access it from anywhere. I installed lighttpd, and created a very simple page to test. To ...
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What are BIND9 virtual appliance minimum requirements?
I would like to ask what are the proposed, but minimal requirements for a BIND9 DNS server in VMWare (Win8, 64 bit host). I want to use to name my virtual machines, without maintaining all the hosts ...
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How does “Registered through” for a domain occur?
I've seen through whois domains where there is the owner and there is the DNS hosting service such as Network Solutions. But recently I found a domain in whois that while it has an owner and it lists ...
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Lightweight DNS server for learning - what do you advice? [closed]
I would like to set up a DNS server in my virtual network. I have never done it before. I don1T know how to do it, and I have problem with OS selection. I want to set up local dns server (like ...
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Can I have two MX Records in my DNS pointing to two different Exchange servers?
I have a domain.com working with some external e-mail hosting solution. This week I've managed to setup my own Exchange Server and will migrate on it soon. The question is, can I keep them both for a ...
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DNS resolution issue on lan
I have a domain pointing to my home network. Router and net connection was upgraded recently. keeping the same fix IP address as it's the same provider. So no changes on the IP association with the ...
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query 8.8.8.8 from windows OK, from linux failed
I have Netgear as router, NetGear itself has 8.8.8.8 set as prim dns. Windows is connected to NetGear and Ubuntu is, while I can
nslookup cf16.eu 8.8.8.8
(it goes on UDP/DNS) I get no response ...
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dig OK but dig @192.168.1.1 NOT
why dig works OK, but dig my NetGear router directly doesn't (while first goes to it too, because it is my DNS, NetGear itself has 8.8.8.8 set as prim dns). My NetGear has IP 192.168.1.1 on LAN. Here ...
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Emails still arriving to old Exchange server AFTER updating MX Records
We have changed our company MX records to point our emails from a MS Exchange server to Google Apps for business. This was done 2 weeks ago, so the MX records should have propagated, which intodns and ...
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why dig to router is on DNS 53 port?
192.168.1.1 is my router NetGear. It has 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 set as DNS.
from windows:
nslookup google.com 192.168.1.1 // works OK
from ubuntu:
me@ubuntu:/etc/mail# dig @192.168.1.1 google.com ...
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DNS: can't dig 8.8.8.8 directly
me@ubuntu:# dig @8.8.8.8 google.com
; <<>> DiG 9.9.2-P2 <<>> @8.8.8.8 google.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be ...
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Accessing SVN Server remotely
So here I'm after investing days of effort into it. I have SVN Apache Edge running on my machine on top of Apache. I want to access it (check-out/check-in) from a remote machine. My machine is behind ...
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Macbook dirty cache, after domain DNS change
I have two devices connected to the same WiFi connection. I have changed the DNS of one domain. When I enter to that domain from device A it works OK, but if I try to enter from device B it does not ...
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Adding a domain alias in ISPConfig
ISPConfig 3 has the option to add Alias Domains in the menu under the Sites tab.
The challenge is I do not understand 2 of the fields that I have to supply:
Redirect Type (what is this?) Options:
- ...
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config error: why sendmail concatenates domains?
trying send mail via sendmail forward to cf16r@wp.pl, my domain is dorotamama.eu. and I get following:
May 6 17:55:47 myubuntu sm-mta[3856]: r46FrhNl003854: to=cf16r@wp.pl,
delay=00:02:03, ...
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Multiple domains pointing to single Rails app on VPS Hosting (Like Shopify)
Asking the same question Multiple domains pointing to single Heroku Rails app via nameservers displaying different content?, but I am on VPS hosting instead of Heroku. I want customers to be able to ...
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How to change DNS on hotspot
I have a laptop with ubuntu installed, and i turn on wireless hotspot.
On my laptop, i have a http server, and i changed /etc/hosts file, and change 127.0.0.1 and my ipaddress(the wireless card ...
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how configure DNS: Netgear+TP-Link?
I have Netgear 192.168.1.1, some machines, and TP-Link on 192.168.1.2. One comp wireless to TP-link with IP 192.168.0.12, and another wire connection on 192.168.0.14. I can ping them ach other, I can ...
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ping: unknown host vm-arch
i created a Arch-Linux VM with Virtualbox on a Debian host. The network setting in Virtualbox is "Network Bridge".
I can ping the ip returned by ifconfig on the VM from my host and can connect to it ...
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DNS dig +tcp OK, udp NO
my topology: NAT->NetGear router (192.168.1.1 + wired machines) -> TP-Link (192.168.0.1 [in NetGear LAN 192.168.1.2] with some machines wireless and some wired).
my problem is I can't get response ...
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DNS domain which resolves names to local IP addresses
Is there a domain name which resolves something like "domain192-168-1-128" to the IP 192.168.1.128 ?
I am trying to test a site on my local network which uses "subdomains" (e.g. ...
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Map internet name to a machine on my network
I have a domain and a WWW server within my network. I have one public address and running NAT on a router. Server is naturally port-forwarded. Let's say my domain is kitet.com so when anyone on the ...
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Firefox not requesting scripts from domains hosted at 127.0.0.1
I have 127.0.0.1 ajax.googleapis.com in my hosts file and a script listening (and dummy-serving) on port 80. When I load http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js directly, ...
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Tcpip error: Request failed due to all such ports being in use
Today my machine stopped being able to access the internet. I can still access some local network resources. When I looked in the error log I saw following tcpip warning:
A request to allocate an ...
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How to use two different private DNS servers (one behind a VPN)
Consider the following scenario:
I am connected to a local area network with it's own private DNS server (call it lan-dns). This DNS server is used to resolve the names of some private hosts on ...
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How do I setup DNS names and static IPs for an Ubuntu virtualbox?
I have Ubuntu installed on VirtualBox, on top of a Windows 8 host. How can I setup a static IP and DNS name for this virtual machine that other virtual machines will see?
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Bind9 cache automatic refresh
I have a small server (Ubuntu 12.10 x64) at home that acts also as a DNS cache for my LAN (using BIND9). I tried to have a look at the documentation and it appears there is no way to configure it so ...
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Cannot access sourceforge.net, any idea what could be wrong?
Somehow, I noticed since Sunday, I just cannot access SourceForge.net at all. Any idea what happened to the website?
That is true of pretty much all of their sites: freecode.net, slashdot.org...
I ...
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Cannot access internet from multiple computers; possible DNS issue? [closed]
The past two days we've had to restart our computers to gain access to the internet. This would work for a short time before we were locked out again. A recurring message was that there is a problem ...
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All invalid hostnames resolve to localhost in my browser. What is going on?
Update: jump to the end of this question for the happy conclusion to this epic tale.
Note: I have IIS7 installed locally for web development.
This is what happens in my browser for random sites:
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DNS fallback from VPN-provided DNS
I have a local DNS server that tracks all of my machines in my house, provides caching from the internet on commonly-used look-ups, etc.
I'd like to use that to cache both the internet and the DNS ...
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Prefferred DNS server points to own network. What to enter as best alternative DNS server?
Situation:
I have an own network running which entails also a DNS server. I entered it as the preferred lookup server in the DNS settings. So far so good. But now imagine that for some reason my DNS ...
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How does DNS know who to trust?
When I register a domain, and update the DNS records, these changes propagate to other DNS servers around the world. But how do the servers that are accepting these changes know they can trust these ...
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Website is resolving to localhost?
For some reason, the website funshion.com resolves to localhost (127.0.0.1) when I run it on tracert. The website should, of course, go to the website, not to my computer.
Basically, Funshion is a ...
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Cannot SSH/RDP until after pinging URL
If, after starting system (freshly installed Linux Mint 13), I try to run:
ssh mywebsite.com
it hangs up with "Connection timed out". but when I open the browser and enter mywebsite.com there (or ...
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Hostname Resolving Issue
My network setup includes a Cisco router and a Realtek WLAN Accesspoint (AP):
The Realtek AP connects to the internet and work as DHCP server. It is in Wireless ISP mode and its IP address is ...
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I need a DNS longer that 40 characters
I try to debug my reverse DNS request subroutine, and I need a DNS that's longer than 40 characters, because apparently that's how many bytes Dnsapi reserves in memory.
So I want to see what happens ...
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Github local cached ip address is different then expected remote ip address
I cannot do a "Git pull" request without getting an error for public key (see below).
git pull
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Running the ...
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Same user name in different domains, looking to add company wide UPN siffux [migrated]
Looking to simplify our logon process by adding a UPN suffix.
Currently we use the older standard, domain\username
Looking to move to initial.surname@company
Here is the issue:
We have two ...
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Shouldn't all Public Domain DNS' resolve all addresses?
I am developing web apps, and using different IP addresses to download new software as well as test against our hosted servers. What I have found is that I can resolve addresses in some cases against ...
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Virtual DNS server for wifi clients
Is there a way to define some kind of virtual DNS server for users connected to my wifi network? I mean, in my network there is a web server connected directly to the router with an ip like ...
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DNS issue with residence network and router
I have Internet access through a student residence network (via a jack on the wall).
I want to connect it to a router to be able to connect both a laptop and a mobile phone (my residence only allows ...
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Why does my DNS Management service have an entry for localhost?
I purchased a domain and signed up for the register's DNS Management service. In their default configuration, they included an entry for localhost:
localhost 14400 A 127.0.0.1
What is ...
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How can an Active Directories OU admin manage DNS alias of a machine in the OU?
I have admin rights to an OU in our Active Directory. I would like to add an alias to a Server 2012 in my OU that is going to be an intranet Web Server. How can I do this? Which tool?

